Exception Process.

DOE-STD-1077-94

9.2.1 Exception Process. To request an exception, facility management prepares a

document that specifically explains the basis for the request and the accompanying

justification. The following considerations should be included with the request:

a. Impact on facility or public safety;

b. Degree of facility specific knowledge required;

c. Number of personnel in the position;

d. Existence of well-defined industry or professional programs;

e. Applicability of the position to the facility; and

Degree to which the position is supervised.

Requests for exception may be prepared and approved in either of the two ways

described below. Regardless of whether the request is included in a TPAP or as a separate

document, it must be written such that it can be evaluated and understood by someone

not having an in-depth knowledge of the facility.

a. During the process of determination of applicable programs and initial self-

evaluation, one or more programs might be deemed not applicable for

accreditation by facility line management. In situations such as these, when the

TPAP is prepared, formal requests for exception for the program(s) should be

included in the TPAP. Approval of the TPAP would constitute approval of the

exception(s).

b. Subsequent to the approval of a facility's TPAP, facility line management may

determine that one or more of the programs originally identified as being applicable

to the Order are no longer applicable. In cases such as these, a formal request for

exception should be prepared by the appropriate organization and submitted to the

Operations Office for approval, who then forwards the request to the cognizant

Secretarial Office for approval. If this option is chosen, the following process is

used: