Interview - std55050097

DOE-EM-STD-5505-96

logs maintained by operators, maintenance personnel, and shift supervisors should be assessed.

While touring through the activity with an operator, the following methodology could be used:

During the tour, observe the timeliness, legibility, etc. of the entries made in the round/tour

inspection sheet.

Review any operational records that are kept by the activity. Examples include the control

area and shift supervisor's logs, equipment deficiency logs, the lockout and tagout log, and

radiological survey logs and records.

Once the observation has been completed, compare what was observed to the requirements

contained in activity policies and procedures to identify any apparent deviations from

requirements. Pursue these leads using additional observations, interviews, and document reviews

to confirm or disprove them and determine if programmatic breakdowns or widespread problems

exist.

6.11.4 Interview. Most 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 clarify leads. The assessment plan should identify the initial

interviews necessary to start the assessment. The following personnel might be interviewed

during the assessment:

Operators and maintenance department personnel

Shift supervisors or foremen

Activity managers and operations supervisors

Radiological control technicians, and

Activity operations staff

While observing a shift supervisor or worker, the following types of questions could be used to

assess his level of knowledge about logkeeping: