Vendor Information

DOE-STD-1051-93

The application of controls on vendor manuals depends on the intended use of the

manual. If detailed procedures have been developed for use in the conduct of

maintenance, then vendor manuals should be used only as reference source material

and so marked. If vendor manuals are intended as replacements, substitutes, or

supplements for maintenance procedures, then their use should be controlled in the

same manner as maintenance procedures. In both cases, vendor manuals should be

reviewed for completeness and technically reviewed for accuracy and applicability

prior to initial use. Vendor manuals should be treated as maintenance documents,

with maintenance management retaining responsibility for maintaining the manuals

current. Local changes should be approved and used as necessary to reflect

equipment modifications and other relevant technical information.

Indexes listing all vendor manuals should be developed. Controlled manuals

should be readily identifiable with a means provided to allow verification that each

manual is complete and current. Manuals not included in the document control

sy stem should be considered uncontrolled and should not be used as guidance to

perform maintenance on plant equipment. Maintenance procedures should indicate

how controlled or uncontrolled manuals are identified.

Control mechanisms should be developed to ensure that changes required in

vendor technical manuals (whether generated by external means, such as vendor

technical bulletins, or changes resulting from plant modifications) are incorporated.

Changes to all manuals should receive the same review and approval as the manual

itself.