Supervision of Maintenance Activities

DOE-STD-1053-93

Descriptive information and data on completed work should be entered

in the maintenance history (see "Guidelines to Good Practices f or

M aintenance History at DOE N uclear Facilities"). History information

should be reviewed and modified as necessary by a maintenance

engineer, before filing, to ensure the information is accurate, complete,

and understandable. Maintenance history information should normally

be retained for the life of the associated equipment.

3.4.3 Supervision of Maintenance Activities

Maintenance supervision should routinely monitor work in progress to help ensure that

maintenance activities are conducted in accordance with DOE and facility policies and

procedures. Good work practices should be recognized and encouraged; poor work

practices should be corrected on the spot. Causes of poor work practices should be

identified and corrected, and generic corrective activities should be initiated as needed.

Examples of work practices that should be reviewed and verified include the following:

Safety is the first priority for all work, ensure unsafe conditions and deficiencies

are clearly identified

Industrial safety and radiological protection practices such as appropriate use of

safety equipment, proper handling of hazardous chemicals, proper use of ALARA

concepts, minimizing spread of contamination

Exposure of personnel to hazardous materials and conditions is minimized

The potential for the spread of radioactive or other hazardous materials is

minimized through proper containment and handling

Proper use of pre-job briefings and applicable training

Quality of workmanship, material, and parts

Work being performed on the correct SSC

Applicable authorizations, procedures, documents, permits are available at the job

site

Individuals performing work or responsible for work are adequately trained and

have a clear understanding of work scope and the effect of the work being

performed