Qualification Card. - std1063

DOE-STD-1063-2006

carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position. Facility

Representatives are required to meet stringent and comprehensive

qualification standards. Field Element Managers shall qualify Facility

Representatives as possessing a broad technical knowledge in a variety

of disciplines and being able to demonstrate an understanding of the

management, processes, practices, regulatory requirements, and

operating limits of their assigned facilities. The Field Element Manager

shall develop the overall qualification program, in accordance with DOE M

426.1-1A, Federal Technical Capability Manual, and DOE M 3601.1 -1B,

Federal Employee Training Manual, including training elements specific to

the assigned facilities and systems. Field Element Managers shall define

and document the qualifications, and authority of personnel involved in the

training of Facility Representatives. The steps involved in the various

levels of qualifications are described below and in Table 1 Facility

Representative Qualification.

5.5.1 Qualification Card. Field Element Managers should establish a Facility

Representative qualification card ("qual card") or e quivalent for each

major facility or group of lesser facilities for which they are responsible.

The qual card contains a list of all of the training elements or learning

objectives, a corresponding standard detailing the required level of

knowledge for each objective, and provisions for signatures to attest to

satisfactory completion of each objective to the appropriate level of

knowledge. If training equivalencies are used, Field Element Manager

should provide justification for each equivalency based on D OE M 426.1-

1A. Justification includes appropriate support documentation such as

transcripts or certificates of completion. Field Element Managers shall

maintain a copy of the approved equivalency in the Facility

Representative's qualification record. Additionally, the Field Element

Manager should designate qualifying officials who are authorized to sign

the qual card after verifying the candidate possesses the appropriate

level of knowledge for each requirement. The qual card should include

the following:

Self Study. Site and facility-related DOE Directives and Standards,

Federal and State safety and environmental protection regulations

applicable to the assigned site and facility, the facility safety

documentation, and all site and facility-specific documents and

procedures that are pertinent to the responsibilities of the Facility

Representative.

Formal Training . Formal training, both on-site and off, necessary

for the Facility Representative to function effectively. The training

may be presented by DOE , contractors, other Federal Agencies, or

private firms.