Appendix B: Facility Representative Program Assessment Guide

DOE-STD-1063-2006

Appendix B

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT GUIDE

The Department of Energy has implemented its Facility Representative Program,

and is looking to continuously improve the program's effectiveness DOE -wide.

An effective Facility Representative Program has many elements, as described in

this Standard. These elements are intended to yield a program that provides

DOE facilities with well-trained Facility Representatives, who spend appropriate

amounts of time in their facilities, and can work effectively with their contractor

management counterparts. The program, to be effective, needs the functional

support of management. To maintain the continued support of DOE

management, the Facility Representative program needs to demonstrate its

continued performance and effectiveness, which i s to be assessed periodically

using this guide. Any assessment of a Facility Representative Program should

determine the extent to which the objectives below are being met, and provide

recommendations on improving the program's effectiveness. Assessment

criteria, review and approach documents (CRADs) for the Facility Representative

Program are contained in DOE M 226.1 (draft) . The Assessment Lines of

Question in this appendix support those CRADs.

Objectives:

Well-trained, qualified Facility Represe ntatives.

Adequate coverage for DOE facilities.

Facility Representatives provide effective oversight of facilities.

Adequate functional support from the Field Element Management.

Performance assessment and feedback program in place.

Purpose:

The purpose of this guide is to provide the Department with a consistent set of

guidelines to assess the effectiveness of Facility Representative Programs.

Scope:

This guide is provided for use by DOE HQ and Field Elements to assess the

effectiveness of their Facility Representative Programs as described in DOE

STD-1063-2006.

References:

The following references should be used in conjunction with this guide:

General Technical Base Qualification Standard, DOE -STD-1146-2001

Facility Representative F unctional Area Qualification Standard, DOE-STD -

1151-2002

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