Exercises

DOE-STD-1091-96

All exercises shall be governed by a plan that specifically addresses safety issues

while remaining consistent with realistic training.

All exercises and related activities shall be regulated by controllers under the

supervision of a senior controller who shall have final authority. The senior controller

shall signal the beginning and end of the exercises and shall guide and supervise the

other controllers.

The senior controller or his or her representative shall conduct pre-exercise briefings

to discuss the exercise and to ensure a clear understanding of safety procedures and

requirements. Post-exercise briefings of both participants and bystanders shall

include a safety recap.

An exercise plan shall be approved by a safety representative designated by the

manager of the organization responsible for the exercise. For each force-on-force

training exercise, all participants, safety representatives, or controllers shall have the

authority to stop an activity if in their opinion unsafe conditions develop.

Individuals with live firearms (shadow force) in an operational area where an

exercise is to be conducted must be under the continuous and direct supervision of a

controller who preferably is a protective force supervisor. This controller must be

knowledgeable of security requirements to ensure that the members of the shadow

force understand their roles and do not become involved in the exercise.

Management of facilities/buildings involved in exercises must be informed of ex-

ercises in advance. The cognizant DOE official, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and

local law enforcement officials shall be notified of pending exercises as appropriate.

During exercises, in the event of an unscheduled security alarm, the exercise

controller shall suspend the exercise and release the shadow force to respond to the

alarm. The exercise will not resume until the members of the shadow force are out of

the exercise area.