The primary driver behind the Safety Training Program is the Technical Qualification Program (TQP). The objectives of this program are as follows:

  • Identify the competencies that employees must possess to ensure DOE defense nuclear facilities are operated in a safe manner.
  • Establish a program that clearly identifies and documents the process used to demonstrate employee technical competence.
  • Ensure that employees maintain their technical competencies.
  • Maintain a cycle of continuous performance improvement through structured individualized training and development programs.

The TQP currently features the safety-related qualification standards listed below. The TQP FAQs include the following:

  • Aviation Safety
  • Chemical Processing
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Confinement Ventilation and Process Gas Treatment
  • Criticality Safety
  • Deactivation and Decommissioning (Archived)
  • Electrical Systems and Safety Oversight
  • Emergency Management
  • Environment Compliance
  • Environmental Restoration (Archived)
  • Facility Maintenance Mgmt
  • Facility Representative
  • Fire Protection Engineering
  • General Technical Base
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Instrumentation and Control
  • Mechanical Systems
  • NNSA Package Certification Engineer
  • Nuclear Explosvie Safety Study
  • Nuclear Safety Specialist
  • Occupational Safety
  • Quality Assurance
  • Radiation Protection
  • Safeguards and Security
  • Safety Software Quality Assurance
  • Senior Technical Safety Manager
  • Technical Program Manager - Program Liaison
  • Technical Training
  • Transportation and Traffic Management
  • Waste Management
  • Weapons Quality Assurance