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Incidents
Observations
What was seen on the job.
On the file
What was seen, a photo if it helps, and the action if it failed.
Duty
MHSWR 1999
Where it is used
On the spot, before the supervisor leaves.
What it does
- A safe act or an unsafe one. A photo if it helps.
- A fail becomes an action before the supervisor leaves.
- It sits on the same record as the inspection.
On the file
- A safe act or an unsafe one
- What was seen
- A photo, where it helps
- The place
- The person who saw it
- The action, if it failed
Why digital
Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.
- Filed on the spot. Not a notebook for someone else to type up.
- A fail does not wait until the end of the week to become an action.
The duty
UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.
MHSWR 1999
Monitoring. An observation is how you know the controls are actually in use.
Who uses it
Anyone on the job can file one. A fail is owned before they walk away.
Sits with
On the same record as the inspection. A fail is an action, not a note for later.
What good looks like
Filed while they are still there. A fail does not wait until the end of the week.