Conduct of Operations

Significant experiences (both positive and negative) documented or communicated so that potentially affected operations could make changes to management practices or the conduct of operations, eliminating the hazard or helping with control of the hazard... 

Because all corrective actions and safety improvements are management decisions, they should be implemented according to DOE Order 5480.19, "Conduct of Operations Requirements for DOE Facilities."... 

CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS Control Operations Activities Control the Status of Systems and Equipment Develop Required Skills/ Behaviors Monitor Organizational Performance Maintain a Dependable Practice... 

C. Detailed planning and coordination for the conduct of operations in the area of a radiological hazard is essential. 

Doors (including door edges) and window frames should have a hard, smooth, impervious finish and should close tightly. It is desirable that door and window frames are fitted flush with surrounding walls. The conduct of operations carried out in production rooms should be visible from the outside where necessary for supervision or management... 

Tables 1 and 2, respectively, list the operational bins and significance criteria used in the DP/ORBITT process. It should be noted that only 1 in 50 of the reported incidences has been classified as highly significant, while about 1 in 6 has been designated to be of medium significance. Of these, the majority are attributed to minor deviations from normal operations, symptomatic of potential break-down in operations, but not representing a specific precursor to a particular accident. About 34% of the incidences concerned some aspect of Conduct of Operations, while Radiological and OSHA/Industrial Hygiene Attributes each were involved in approximately 10% of the incidences. The remaining operational (major) attributes each were involved in 4-6% to the total incidences. Nearly half of the incidences binned under the OSHA/ Industrial Hygiene attribute were determined to be of medium significance.

Conduct of Operations Instrumentation Control OSHA/Industrial Hygiene... 

Conduct of Operations Misc. Air Monitors Indoor Air Quality... 

Existing PHAs or hazard identifications conducted of operations impacted by the organizational change... 

As part of the assessment, existing PHAs or hazard identifications conducted of operations impacted by the organizational change should be reviewed to determine if any safeguards listed may need to be modified and the risk ranking updated accordingly. 

Approvals - SAR, TSR and changes thereto. -tests and experiments. Operating procedures and changes thereto. -HCF changes and modifications. -maintenance and testing activities. -conduct of operations. -operationai abnormaiities and occurrence reports. 17.4... 

The HCF Supervisor is responsible for identifying the need for and developing maintenance procedures. However, many maintenance activities at the HCF fall within the scope of skills and knowledge possessed by qualified personnel, and do not require formalized written procedures. For these activities, checklists, maintenance service requests, and work packages can be used. The MIP invokes the TA-V Conduct of Operations Manual (SNL 1998b) with respect to the development and preparation of formal maintenance procedures as well as their verification and validation, approval, use, control, periodic review, and revision. 

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), 1998b, Conduct of Operations Manual for Technical Area V (TA-V) Nuclear Facilities, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, March 1998. 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 1993, Planning and Conduct of Operational Readiness Reviews (ORRs), DOE-STD-3006-93, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., November 1993. 

This chapter is the basis for the Conduct of Operations program required by DOE Order 5480.19, Conduct of Operations Requirements for DOE Faciiities (DOE 1990) and the fire protection program required by DOE O 420.1, Faciiity Safety DOE 1995). 

Facility configuration is controlled in accordance with the Conduct of Operations Manual by means of an Equipment Status List (ESL). The ESL also identifies all maintenance or corrective actions that cannot be completed due to lack of replacement parts, scheduling conflicts, or other extenuating circumstances. Inspection checklists and the operations narrative log play a major role in maintaining awareness of the status or operability of equipment. 

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