Interview - Continued

DOE-EM-STD-5505-96

Training department personnel

Most of the interviews accomplished to assess Shift Routines and Operating Practices should be

conducted with operators, maintenance personnel, and shift supervisors. Whenever possible,

these interviews should occur during observations of operations, and activity walkthroughs and

tours. To pursue leads, scheduled interviews with the activity manager, and training,

maintenance, and radiological control organization personnel may also be necessary. For

example, while observing a roving operator beginning at shift turnover, the following types of

questions could be used to assess level of knowledge about shift routines:

What are your duties and responsibilities during the shift?

What things do you normally look for during an activity tour? How often do you conduct

tours? What areas of the activity are you responsible for? Describe the process that you use to

document, report, and correct deficiencies discovered during tours.

Do you use a round/tour inspection sheet to document your tours? What types of information

do you record? How do you document abnormal readings? What do you do to report and

correct the condition?

What are your responsibilities regarding the activity industrial safety program? Are there any

areas in the activity that have special safety requirements? How do you know where they are

and what safety equipment is required?

Are there any Controlled Areas in the activity? How do you know what personnel protective

equipment (PPE) must be used to enter the area? Have you been trained in the use of PPE?

How do you normally communicate with the control area operator and shift supervisor? How

do they communicate urgent information to you? Do you ever use radios to communicate?

Are there any areas in the activity that radios can't be used? If so, where are they?

How do you determine what information should be passed at turnover to the on-coming

operator? Are you required to use a turnover checklist to aid the process? What guidance

have you received from the shift supervisor or activity manager concerning how to conduct