Within Inspection Reports and Licensee Event Reports (LERs), discussions of human performance problems are coded into one of the following categories (updated January 2006): Training, Procedures and Reference Documents, Fitness for Duty, Oversight, Problem Identification & Resolution, Communication, Human - System Interface and Environment, and Work Planning and Practices. Each identified human performance problem is also assigned an "area" and a "detail" code. See the table below for a listing of the possible codes:
Catagories |
Areas |
Details |
T Training |
T1 Initial
T2 Continuing/requal
T3 On-the-job training |
100 Training LTA
101 Training process problem
102 Individual knowledge LTA |
T4 Simulator training |
103 Simulator training LTA |
P Procedures and Reference Documents |
P1 General operating
P2 Abnormal/off normal/alarm condition
P3 Emergency (EOPs & ERPs)
P4 Reactivity control
P5 Maintenance/modification
P6 Surveillance/calibration/test
P7 Chemical/ radiochemical
P8 Refueling
P9 Administrative
P10 Licensing Documents
P11 Special
P12 Other |
110 No procedure/reference documents
111 Procedure/reference document technical content LTA
112 Procedure/reference document contains human factors deficiencies
113 Procedure/reference document development and maintenance LTA |
F Fitness for Duty |
F1 Drugs
F2 Alcohol
F3 Mental/emotional
F4 Fatigue
F5 Unknown/other |
120 Testing LTA
121 Assessment LTA
122 Behavioral observation LTA
123 Self-declaration LTA
124 Training missing/LTA
125 Work hour control
126 Task design/work environment
127 Circadian factors/individual differences
128 Non-compliance
129 Impairment |
O Oversight |
O1 Oversight |
130 Inadequate supervision/ command and control
131 Management expectations or directions LTA |
R Problem Identification and Resolution R1 Problem |
R1 Problem identification |
140 Problem not completely or accurately identified
141 Problem not properly classified or prioritized
142 Operating experience (OE) review LTA
143 Tracking/trending LTA
144 Audit/self-assessment/effectiveness review LTA |
R2 Problem evaluation |
145 Causal development LTA
146 Evaluation LTA |
R3 Problem resolution |
147 Individual corrective action LTA
148 Action not yet started or untimely
149 No action planned |
R4 Corrective action program |
150 Programmatic deficiency |
R5 Safety conscious work environment |
151 Willingness to raise concerns LTA
152 Preventing and detecting retaliation LTA |
C Communication |
C1 Oral
C2 Written |
160 No communication/information not communicated
161 Communication LTA
162 Communication equipment LTA |
H Human - System Interface (HSI) and Environment |
H1 HSI components/equipment |
170 HSI or availability/quality LTA |
H2 Simulator |
171 Simulator fidelity LTA
172 Simulator use LTA |
H3 Physical work environment |
173 Physical conditions LTA |
W Work Planning and Practices |
W1 Work planning and coordination |
180 Scheduling and planning LTA
181 Inadequate staffing/task allocation
182 Work package quality LTA
183 Pre-job activities LTA
184 Tag outs LTA |
W2 Work practices |
185 Procedural adherence LTA
186 Failure to take action/meet requirements
187 Action implementation LTA
188 Work practice or craft skill LTA
189 Recognition of adverse condition/questioning attitude LTA
190 Failure to stop work/non-conservative decisionmaking
191 Team interactions LTA
192 Work untimely
193 Non-conservative action
194 Housekeeping LTA
195 Logkeeping or log review LTA
196 Independent verification/plant tours LTA |
W3 Awareness/ attention |
197 Self-check LTA
198 Worker distracted/interrupted |