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The documents that should be reviewed will depend on the assessment plan and the leads that are

being pursued. As an example, consider a scenario regarding the activity lockout and tagout

program. An assessor observes a maintenance operator hanging tags as part of an equipment

tagout, and the operator does not seem to know what they are doing. An interview reveals that

the operator has been conducting tagouts for two years and has not received any training. To

pursue leads, the assessor could:

Check the individual's qualification record to see if lockout and tagout training is a

requirement.

Check the site and activity training policies to see if this type of training is necessary.

Check for a list of qualified lockout and tagout personnel to see if this individual is on it, and

if not, check to see if their supervisor has been trained to use only qualified personnel when

assigning a lockout or tagout. The results of any one of these document reviews could lead

down a different investigative path.

6.21 Assessing Drills.

6.21.1 Discussion. A drill is a supervised training session for individuals or teams. DOE

5480.20A requires that drills be conducted in an activity so that personnel and operating teams

maintain proficiency in their ability to respond to abnormal or accident conditions. Therefore, the

objective of conducting drills is to train and evaluate managers, supervisors, operators, in a

realistic way, to recognize proper response to abnormal or emergency conditions and equipment

failures. Drills can be run for several reasons:

Operator initial qualification

Maintain operator proficiency

Self readiness evaluations

Validate training effectiveness

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