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qualification required for team leaders. Prior to an assessment, the team leader should identify

the members of the assessment team and prepare an assessment plan. Assessment plan

development is discussed in section 5.4.

5.3.2 Team Members. The entire assessment team should be identified in advance of an

assessment to allow adequate preparation and to enable the team to make the most efficient use of

time spent on the site. Conduct of operations assessable areas may be logically grouped and

assigned to team members. For example, one team member may be responsible for assessing Shift

Routines and Operating Practices, Control Area Activities, Operations Turnover, and

Logkeeping, while another team member may focus on Lockouts and Tagouts, Independent

Verification, and Control of Equipment and System Status. Team members should inform the

team leader of the day-to-day assessment activities and of any difficulties in performing the

assessment. Each field office should determine the training and qualification required for Team

Members.

5.4. Assessment Planning. Research and planning prior to each assessment improves

efficiency and produces the most effective use of limited assessment time and resources.

Preparation prior to the visit will identify potential performance or technical problems, and it will

also result in an assessment plan focused on the most important areas of activity operations.

Assessment planning involves two steps: a pre-assessment information review and the

development of an assessment plan.

5.4.1 Pre-assessment Information Review. The documents to be reviewed prior to the start of

the assessment can be categorized generally as either documents that describe how the activity is

designed and operated or documents that form the basis for DOE acceptance of operation. The

documents listed in sections 5.4.1.2 and 5.4.1.3 may not be all inclusive. Assessors must decide

which documents should be reviewed during assessment planning based on the scope of the

assessment and the operations performed by the activity.