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Criteria for Evaluation of Nuclear Facility Training Programs — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Feb 28, 2018 04:38 PM
The Criteria for Evaluation of Nuclear Facility Training Programs establishes objectives and criteria for evaluating nuclear facility training programs. The methodology in this standard provides a framework for the systematic evaluation of training programs at nuclear facilities and is based, in part, on established criteria for Technical Safety Appraisals, Tiger Team Assessments, commercial nuclear industry evaluations, and the DOE Training Accreditation Program. Reaffirmed June 2013.
Guideline to Good Practices for Facility Condition Inspections at DOE Nuclear Facilities — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 01:45 PM
This guide is intended to provide a means for owner/operators to have an awareness of the way business is actually being conducted on the shop floor. Also, this guide is intended to provide a means for maintenance managers to impart their expectations to crafts persons as to how maintenance should be conducted.
Configuration Management — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Mar 18, 2024 02:27 PM
The purpose of this standard is to define the objectives of a configuration management process for DOE nuclear facilities (including activities and operations), and to provide detailed examples and supplementary guidance on methods of achieving those objectives. Configuration management is a disciplined process that involves both management and technical direction to establish and document the design requirements and the physical configuration of the nuclear facility and to ensure that they remain consistent with each other and the documentation.
Configuration Management — by Christopher Beaman — last modified Mar 09, 2022 08:20 PM
This Standard provides the criteria and objectives for developing a configuration management (CM) process for design, construction, operation, and post-operation of a DOE facility or activity. It also includes examples and methods for achieving those criteria and objectives. The criteria and objectives presented in this Standard are based on industry practice and CM experience at DOE facilities.
Guide for Operational Configuration Management Program — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Mar 18, 2024 02:56 PM
This guidance is appropriate for high-hazard facilities expected to operate for an extended period. Since DOE facilities vary in hazard level and circumstances of operation, a graded approach to implementation should be adopted.
Standard for Developing and Issuing DOE Safety Guides and Implementation Guides — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 01:54 PM
This standard provides information on the purpose of safety and implementation guides (hereinafter referred to as guides) as well as guidance on the recommended style, format, and content to be used when developing guides.
Training Accreditation Program Standard: Requirements and Guidelines — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 01:58 PM
The purpose of this Standard is to provide requirements, information, and guidance for the effective implementation of the DOE Training Accreditation Program established by DOE Order 5480.18B, “Nuclear Facility Training Accreditation Program.” Supersedes DOE-STD-0101T, TAP-1 and DOE-STD-0103T TAP-3
Preparation, Review, and Approval of Implementation Plans for Nuclear Safety Requirements — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:07 PM
This standard describes an acceptable method to prepare, review, and approve implementation plans for DOE nuclear safety requirements. DOE requirements are identified in DOE Rules, Orders, Notices, Immediate Action Directives, and Manuals (hereinafter referred to as DOE requirements documents).
Requesting and Granting Exemptions to Nuclear Safety Rules — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:13 PM
DOE may grant temporary or permanent exemptions to its nuclear safety rules provided that the provisions of 10 CFR Part 820, Subpart E, "Exemption Relief," are met. The provisions of 10 CFR Part 820 state that the Secretarial Officer (as described in Section 3.5, below) shall utilize any procedures deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with the exemption responsibilities. This standard establishes an acceptable procedure to be used to request and grant exemptions to DOE nuclear safety rules in accordance with 10 CFR Part 820.
Processing Exemptions to Nuclear Safety Rules and Approval of Alternative Methods for Documented Safety Analysis — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:12 PM
DOE may grant temporary or permanent exemptions from its nuclear safety requirements in rules provided that the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 820, Subpart E, "Exemption Relief," are met. The provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 820 state that the Secretarial Officer (defined in 10 C.F.R. Part 820) shall utilize any procedures deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with the exemption responsibilities. This Standard establishes acceptable procedures that may be used to request and grant exemptions to DOE nuclear safety rules in accordance with 10 C.F.R. Part 820. This Standard also provides a procedure to be used to request and approve a methodology to develop a DSA other than the methodologies explicitly included in Table 2 of Appendix A to 10 C.F.R. Part 830.
Fire Protection for Relocatable Structures — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 01:36 PM
This Standard provides fire protection criteria applicable to the design, construction, and location of relocatable structures as defined herein. It also addresses fire extinguishing methods and general safeguards.
Hoisting and Rigging (Formerly Hoisting and Rigging Manual) — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:30 PM
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hoisting and Rigging Standard is intended as a reference document to be used by supervisors, line managers, safety personnel, equipment operators, and any other personnel responsible for safety of hoisting and rigging operations at DOE sites. The standard quotes verbatim or paraphrases (with minor editorial changes for consistency) the requirements of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It also encompasses, under one cover, hoisting and rigging requirements, codes, standards, and regulations, eliminating the need to maintain extensive (and often incomplete) libraries of hoisting and rigging standards throughout DOE.
Hoisting and Rigging — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Feb 28, 2017 07:39 PM
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hoisting and Rigging Standard is intended to be used by supervisors, line managers, safety personnel, equipment operators, and any other personnel responsible for safety of hoisting and rigging operations at DOE sites. The standard quotes verbatim or paraphrases (with minor editorial changes for consistency) the requirements of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the therein referenced standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It also encompasses, under one cover, applicable hoisting and rigging codes, standards, and regulations, eliminating the need to maintain extensive (and often incomplete) libraries of hoisting and rigging standards throughout DOE.
Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program for Personnel Dosimetry Systems — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:40 PM
This standard establishes the method for obtaining accreditation of personnel dosimetry systems by the Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Radiological Control — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 03:00 PM
This Standard supplements the DOE G 441.1-1C Guide and serves as a secondary source of guidance for achieving compliance with 10 CFR 835. While there is significant overlap between the DOE G 441.1-1C Guide and this Standard, this Standard differs from the Guide in both intent and detail. In contrast to the macroscopic view adopted by the Guide, this Standard discusses specific measures that should be implemented by affected line managers, workers, and support staff to ensure proper fulfillment of their radiological control responsibilities. DOE expects that each site will identify the provisions of this Standard that support its efforts to implement an effective radiological control program and incorporate these provisions, as appropriate, into the site-specific radiological control manual, site procedures, training, or other administrative instruments that are used to guide employee activities. The specific administrative instruments used at DOE sites vary widely, as would be expected given the varying nature of DOE facilities and activities and their associated hazards.
Radiological Control — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:56 PM
This Standard supplements the DOE G 441.1 series of Guides and serves as a secondary source of guidance for achieving compliance with 10 CFR 835. While there is significant overlap between the DOE G 441.1 series of Guides and this Standard, this Standard differs from the Guides in both intent and detail. In contrast to the macroscopic view adopted by the Guides, this Standard discusses specific measures that should be implemented by affected line managers, workers, and support staff to ensure proper fulfillment of their radiological control responsibilities. DOE expects that each site will identify the provisions of this Standard that support its efforts to implement an effective radiological control program and incorporate these provisions, as appropriate, into the site-specific radiological control manual, site procedures, training, or other administrative instruments that are used to guide employee activities. The specific administrative instruments used at DOE sites vary widely, as would be expected given the varying nature of DOE facilities and activities and their associated hazards.
Training Program Handbook: A Systematic Approach to Training — by Lawrence Palmer — last modified Nov 16, 2021 03:02 PM
This Department of Energy (DOE) Handbook, DOE-HDBK-1078-94, Training Program Handbook: A Systematic Approach to Training, describes a systematic method for establishing and maintaining training programs that meet the requirements and expectations of DOE Orders DOE O 426.2, Personnel Selection, Training, Qualification, and Certification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities and DOE O 426.1, Federal Technical Capability. This Handbook contains no requirements. The systematic approach to training (SAT) includes five distinct, yet interrelated, phases. These phases include analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. SAT is consistent with other systematically based training systems such as performance-based training (PBT), training system development (TSD), instructional systems development (ISD), and other similar methods. For the purposes of this Handbook, SAT and PBT are interchangeable. The systematic approach method may also be used in conjunction with other DOE orders and directives that contain personnel training and qualification requirements.
Radiological Control — by John Blaikie — last modified Mar 10, 2022 01:59 PM
The Department of Energy (DOE) has developed this Standard to assist line managers in meeting their responsibilities for implementing occupational radiological control programs. Supersedes DOE-STD-1098-2008 Chg Notice 1.
Facility Representatives — by James Heffner — last modified Dec 14, 2021 01:00 PM
This Standard defines the duties, responsibilities and qualifications for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Facility Representatives (FRs), based on facility hazard classification; risks to workers, the public, and the environment; and the operational activity level.
Firearms Safety — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Oct 25, 2018 02:37 PM
The purpose of this Technical Standard is to facilitate the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive firearms safety program so as to achieve the policy objectives and fulfill the requirements delineated in DOE O 440.1, "Worker Protection Management for DOE Federal and Contractor Employees."
Primer on Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity — by James Bisker — last modified Jul 24, 2020 07:36 PM
The Department of Energy (DOE) Primer on Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity was prepared as an information resource for DOE and contractor personnel who may have these types of materials at their site. An understanding of spontaneous heating and pyrophoricity hazards is necessary for DOE facility personnel to operate and maintain facilities and facility support systems in a safe manner. Change Notice 1 approved 2-20-2018.
Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program for Personnel Dosimetry — by James Dillard — last modified Mar 09, 2022 08:22 PM
This standard establishes the technical basis for the Performance Testing Laboratory (PTL) that administers the external dosimeter program for DOE site dosimetry programs seeking DOELAP accreditation. The performance testing categories for whole body dosimetry are based on ANSI/HPS N13.11, American National Standard for Dosimetry – Personnel Dosimetry Performance – Criteria for Testing, and for extremity dosimetry from ANSI/HPS N13.32, American National Standard for Performance Testing of Extremity Dosimeters.
Hazard Categorization of DOE Nuclear Facilities — by Chris Chaves — last modified Jan 29, 2019 05:28 PM
This Standard (STD) provides requirements and guidance for determining if a Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility is a Hazard Category (HC) 1, 2, 3, or Below HC-3 nuclear facility, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management. Supersedes DOE-STD-1027-92 Chg Notice 1.
Hazard Categorization of DOE Nuclear Facilities — by Chris Chaves — last modified May 19, 2022 01:48 PM
This Standard (STD) provides requirements and guidance for determining if a Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility is a Hazard Category (HC) 1, 2, 3, or Below HC-3 nuclear facility, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management.
Hoisting and Rigging — by Maurice Haygood — last modified Mar 10, 2022 01:32 PM
The standard invokes applicable OSHA, ASME, ANSI, and national consensus standards but also defines more stringent provisions necessary to accomplish the complex, diversified, critical, and oftentimes hazardous hoisting and rigging work found within the DOE complex.
Primer on Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity — by Jim Bisker — last modified Mar 10, 2022 02:05 PM
The Department of Energy (DOE) Primer on Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity was prepared as an information resource for DOE and contractor personnel who may have these types of materials at their site. An understanding of spontaneous heating and pyrophoricity hazards is necessary for DOE facility personnel to operate and maintain facilities and facility support systems in a safe manner. Change Notice 1 approved 2-20-2018.
DOE Standard Facility Representatives — by James Heffner — last modified Mar 10, 2022 01:21 PM
Defines the duties, responsibilities and qualifications for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Facility Representatives (FRs), based on facility hazard classification; risks to workers, the public, and the environment; and the operational activity level. Provides the guidance necessary to ensure that DOE’s hazardous nuclear and non-nuclear facilities have sufficient staffing of technically qualified FRs to provide day-to-day oversight of contractor operations.
Temporary Emergency Exposure Limits for Chemicals: Methods and Practice — by David Djikine — last modified Oct 12, 2022 06:40 PM
This document describes why TEELs are needed, their role in emergency planning in DOE, the history of their development, and the methods by which they are developed. TEEL values are developed by a team of chemists/toxicologists established by DOE Headquarters.
Temporary Emergency Exposure Limits for Chemicals: Methods and Practice (Reaffirmed 2022) — by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 12, 2022 06:43 PM
Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standard (STD) 1046-2016, Temporary Emergency Exposure Limits for Chemicals: Methods and Practice, was approved for reaffirmation after review and comment in the Revcom.
Fire Protection — by James Bisker — last modified Jun 12, 2023 06:39 PM
This Standard serves as the primary source document for criteria and guidance for fire protection programs (FPPs) supporting implementation of DOE O 420.1C Chg. 3, Facility Safety.
Guide for Operational Configuration Management Program — by Technical Standards Program — last modified Mar 18, 2024 12:35 PM
This DOE Standard provides guidance to DOE personnel and contractors on the development and implementation of an operational Configuration Management (CM) program, including its two adjunct programs, the Design Reconstitution program and the Material Condition and Aging Management program.