Method and system for reporting, assigning, and tracking facilities incident reports
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1. A method for reporting, assigning, and tracking facility incident reports, comprising:
- receiving an incident report;
automatically providing an electronic report notification of the incident report to a supervisory authority;
classifying the incident according to an incident classification standard;
assigning corrective action to designated personnel;
automatically providing an electronic assignment notification of the incident report and assigned corrective action to each of the designated personnel; and
receiving a confirmation of completion of the assigned corrective action to the incident report by the designated personnel.
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Abstract
A method and system for reporting, assigning, and tracking facilities incident reports provides a single integrated approach to maintaining incident reports. Incident reports that affect personnel, production, equipment or the environment are reported via a computer network. Supervisors are notified of the incident report and assign corrective action. Other relevant personnel are notified of the incident report to classify the incident and complete corrective action.
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1. A method for reporting, assigning, and tracking facility incident reports, comprising:
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receiving an incident report;
automatically providing an electronic report notification of the incident report to a supervisory authority;
classifying the incident according to an incident classification standard;
assigning corrective action to designated personnel;
automatically providing an electronic assignment notification of the incident report and assigned corrective action to each of the designated personnel; and
receiving a confirmation of completion of the assigned corrective action to the incident report by the designated personnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for reporting, assigning, and tracking facility incident reports, comprising:
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a computer network;
a computer database connected to said computer network;
an incident reporting user interface for receiving facilities incident reports and for transmitting the facilities incident reports via said computer network to said computer database;
a supervisory user interface for permitting review of the incident report, and for receiving the assignment of at least one corrective action and a designation of personnel to complete the assigned corrective action;
a corrective action user interface for permitting the designated personnel to review the incident report and to record completion of the assigned corrective action;
an incident classification user interface for permitting review of the incident report and for receiving a classification of the incident; and
a electronic notification generator to provide automatic notification of the incident report to a plurality of user interfaces, including a notification to the supervisory user interface and the incident classification user interface upon a receipt of a facility incident report, and a notification to the corrective action user interface upon the assignment of the corrective action and the designation of personnel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for reporting, assigning, and tracking facility environmental incident reports, comprising:
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receiving an incident report;
automatically providing an electronic report notification of the incident report to a supervisory authority;
classifying the incident according to an environmental incident classification standard based upon the harm caused to the environment;
assigning corrective action to designated personnel;
automatically providing an electronic assignment notification of the incident report and assigned corrective action to each of the designated personnel; and
receiving a confirmation of completion of the assigned corrective action to the incident report by the designated personnel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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