1.1 This guide is intended to assist those responsible for developing a program for the indoctrination and training of inspection personnel for coating work in nuclear facilities.
1.2 It is recognized that organizations and job responsibilities vary widely among utilities and also among various support and service companies. Portions of the program may not be applicable in all cases. Therefore, it is the responsibility of each company to identify the appropriate subject matter for its organization and its site specific needs.
1.3 Users of this guide must ensure that coatings work complies not only with this guide, but also with the licensee's plant-specific quality assurance program and licensing commitments.
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Inspection personnel trained for coating work are required to perform examination/inspection tasks to verify conformance of coating work to written instructions/specifications.
With the use of this guide, those responsible for indoctrination and training, should be able to develop an appropriate program for training inspection personnel involved in coating work.
It should be understood that mastery of the subject matter addressed in this guide will not by itself result in the certification of inspectors. Certification of inspection personnel for coating work can be obtained as outlined in Guide D 4537
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This guide may be modified for use in nonnuclear facilities.