Interview - std55050082

DOE-EM-STD-5505-96

as well as activities and drills conducted by the activity.

6.8.4 Interview. Interviews of operations and maintenance department personnel should

occur during observations and document reviews. Additional scheduled interviews should also be

conducted to follow up and validate leads. The following personnel might be interviewed during

the assessment:

Operators and maintenance department personnel

Shift supervisors or foremen

Activity managers and operations supervisors

Activity operations staff

Training department personnel

Most of the interviews accomplished to assess equipment control should be conducted with

operators, maintenance personnel, and shift supervisors. Whenever possible, these interviews

should occur during observations of activities, and activity walkthroughs and tours. To pursue

leads, scheduled interviews with the activity manager and training department personnel may also

be necessary. For example, while observing an operator beginning at shift turnover, the following

types of questions could be used to assess level of knowledge:

Describe the process used to identify, document, and communicate equipment deficiencies.

Who is responsible for identifying deficiencies? How are they corrected?

What are your operational limits? How do you document compliance?

When and how are equipment and system alignments conducted? How are they documented?

What actions do you take when alarms are temporarily disabled or deenergized?

Describe the process used to review, approve, document, and audit the installation of

temporary modifications.

How is a lock and tag placement accomplished? What are your responsibilities? Describe the

process used to review, approve, place, and remove locks and tags. When are locks,

"Danger," and "Caution" tags used? Why are they different? What information is contained