Introduction - std10720007

DOE-STD-1072-94

This guide is intended to provide a means for owner/operators to have an awareness

of the way business is actually being conducted on the shop floor. Also, this guide is

intended to provide a means for maintenance managers to impart their expectations to

craftspersons as to how maintenance should be conducted. It is expected that each

DOE facility may use different approaches or methods than those defined in this guide.

Explanation of the intent of this guide is provided in the Discussion section, and the

specific guidelines that follow reflect generally accepted industry practices. In some

cases, example situations accompany these guidelines. These examples have been

provided only as an aid in clear understanding of the guidelines and should not be

construed as the only method for meeting the intent of the guidelines. Therefore,

deviation from any particular guideline would not, in itself, indicate a problem. If

substantive differences exist between the intent of the Guideline and actual practice,

management should evaluate current practice to determine the need to include/exclude

proposed features. A change to maintenance practice would be appropriate if a

performance weakness was determined to exist. Development, documentation, and

implementation of other features which further enhance these guidelines for specific

applications, is encouraged.

This guide describes key features of programs that support maintenance facility

inspection. The implementation of this program should accomplish the following:

a) documentation of materiel conditions in a consistent manner

b) materiel deficiencies may be effectively identified for corrective actions

c) support continued safe, reliable, and efficient facility maintenance operations

This guide also assigns responsibility to all facility personnel to be alert for and

identify materiel deficiencies. Further, it describes the method by which these

deficiencies are clearly marked and translated to the work control system. This

deficiency identification system serves the following functions:

a) to notify other facility personnel that a deficiency has been identified and that the

necessary documentation has been submitted to initiate corrective action

b) to alert operational personnel to inaccuracies in facility instrumentation or degraded

conditions of facility equipment and components

c) to enhance facility status monitoring, maintenance planning, and facility materiel

condition