Interview. - std55050087

DOE-EM-STD-5505-96

6.9.4 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 could be interviewed during

the assessment:

Operators and maintenance department personnel

Shift supervisors or foremen

Activity managers and operations supervisors

Activity operations department staff

Training department personnel

Interviews conducted to assess the Lockout and Tagout Program should be aimed at determining

the level of knowledge and skills of:

Personnel who conduct maintenance and those that place, verify, and remove locks and tags,

(i.e., operators and maintenance personnel)

Personnel who review, approve, and manage lockouts and tagouts, (i.e., shift supervisors,

activity managers, and operations supervisors)

Personnel who work at the activity but do not review, approve, place or remove locks and

tags (operations department staff)

Based on the information gathered from these interviews, the assessor should determine whether

adequate knowledge of the program is demonstrated by personnel at all levels of the activity. The

assessor can normally conduct a cursory review of lockout and tagout training. If deficiencies

appear to exist at one or more levels, a thorough review of training and other aspects of the

program must be conducted to get to the root of the problem.

Sample questions for interviews with operators, maintenance personnel, shift supervisors, activity

managers, and operations supervisors include:

What is the purpose of the Lockout and Tagout Program? What are your responsibilities