Seasonal Facility Preservation Plan

DOE-STD-1064-94

3.4 Seasonal Facility Preservation Plan

Plans should be developed, implemented and documented to prevent equipment and

building damage at DOE facilities, due to the seasonal weather conditions listed in

Section 3.1. A task team should be established to provide for the development and

implementation of policies, goals, and objectives for severe weather protection plans.

Buildings and equipment with the potential for damage due to seasonal weather should

be identified and a risk assessment based on the graded approach should be conducted.

The plan should include contingencies for the critical facilities or equipment which are

likely to sustain damage when seasonal weather conditions are expected. The plan

should ensure that, in all cases, the preparatory actions and requirements imposed to

provide seasonal weather protection, particularly those taken to restrict safety system

functions, are reviewed by facility operations and safety personnel prior to

implementation to ensure that the facility is maintained in a safe condition to protect the

health and safety of the public.

As a minimum, this plan should include:

A checklist for Building Managers to ensure the implementation of actions prior

to seasonal weather to provide protection for their assigned areas of

responsibility.

Identification of items requiring major modifications or redesign to

mitigate/prevent equipment damage. For items which may not be changed prior

to the upcoming seasonal weather condition, interim actions should be taken to

prevent equipment damage.

Specific responsibilities for the operations staff and Building Managers for

monitoring the temperatures in facilities' on and off shifts, including weekends

and holidays.

Alerting of personnel and providing increased surveillance in periods of extreme,

unusual, or extended seasonal weather conditions. Maintenance personnel should

be on call to respond to such events.

Adequate foul weather gear, tools, and equipment are available for use for

emergency and operations personnel.

The recalibration of exposed instrument loops when instrument lines or

transmitters are subjected to severe seasonal weather conditions.

A review of the status of safety related equipment during seasonal weather

conditions and ensure inoperable equipment is available for return to service, if

possible.