Computer system and method for process safety management hazard reviews
First Claim
1. A method of using a computer network for developing a document, comprising the steps of:
- pre-loading a preliminary list of topics that need to be included in the document, into a computer network for display during a group meeting;
selecting members of a group for participation in a facilitated, automated group meeting;
reaching consensus on a working list of topics;
inputting to provide the working list in the system;
for each topic on the working list, in a group meeting, performing the steps of;
inputting commands into a facilitator workstation to use team display means to display the topic simultaneously to a plurality of members of the group;
simultaneously inputting text for the topic and comments about the text into multiple member workstations;
simultaneously displaying the text and a plurality of the comments entered at other workstations at a plurality of member workstations;
reaching consensus on the contents of the text for the topic; and
editing to create verified text for the topic;
said step of simultaneously inputting comments about the text into multiple member workstations comprises the step of simultaneously inputting comments regarding compliance with a Process Safety Management standard into multiple member workstations, and wherein said step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments entered comprises the step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments about compliance with the Process Safety Management standard.
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Abstract
A computer network for gathering information and reaching consensus in a multi-user collaborative environment for Process Safety Management (PSM). Comments and ideas are gathered simultaneously from team members in a meeting, using the network. Apparatus is provided for storing these inputs and retrieving them from a database, and for printing them in predefined formats. The system provides for team members to submit their ideas anonymously in a meeting so that people uncomfortable with speaking in front of a group can freely share their ideas. The system automatically records input so ideas are not lost or misrecorded. The input is converted from the first database into a format for word processing to produce the required documents, into a format for a project management system to schedule the work to complete PSM documentation, and into a format to produce flow changes to the process being analyzed.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of using a computer network for developing a document, comprising the steps of:
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pre-loading a preliminary list of topics that need to be included in the document, into a computer network for display during a group meeting; selecting members of a group for participation in a facilitated, automated group meeting; reaching consensus on a working list of topics; inputting to provide the working list in the system; for each topic on the working list, in a group meeting, performing the steps of; inputting commands into a facilitator workstation to use team display means to display the topic simultaneously to a plurality of members of the group; simultaneously inputting text for the topic and comments about the text into multiple member workstations; simultaneously displaying the text and a plurality of the comments entered at other workstations at a plurality of member workstations; reaching consensus on the contents of the text for the topic; and editing to create verified text for the topic; said step of simultaneously inputting comments about the text into multiple member workstations comprises the step of simultaneously inputting comments regarding compliance with a Process Safety Management standard into multiple member workstations, and wherein said step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments entered comprises the step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments about compliance with the Process Safety Management standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer network system, comprising:
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a facilitator workstation with a facilitator display and data input means for inputting data into the system; multiple participant workstations with participant displays and data input means for anonymously inputting data into the system, and each workstation having means to control the functions of the workstation; team display means communicating with the facilitator workstation for displaying several thousand characters of text simultaneously to a plurality of participants; network means for communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations; automatic means to control the communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations, and to control the functions of the facilitator workstation; collections means to automatically collect data from a plurality of participant workstations simultaneously input at a plurality of input means and to display the received data simultaneously to a plurality of participants, and to provide for revising the data to resolve any inconsistencies in the received data, and to reach consensus; database means for storing and retrieving data; means for categorizing and organizing the data collected from the participants by the collection means and transmitting the organized data to the database means; word processing means for additional input and organization of the data transmitted to data base into one or more documents; means for retrieving the data from the database and further organizing the data for use in the work processing means; means for storing a list of topics, for retrieving the list, and for displaying the list using the team display means; means for storing a selection of some of the topics, and for retrieving an displaying the selected topics one at a time; means for organizing and storing text in a data base in a structure associated with a respective selected topic; text processing means for organizing text into a document in a desired format and transmitting the document to tangible output means; and means for retrieving the selected topics and associated text from the data base and converting the retrieved data into an input format for the text processor means.
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