Corrective Actions

Corrective Actions
Business Situation
A Corrective Action refers to any action taken to eliminate or remedy an undesirable situation or condition. When developing corrective action or control strategies the *HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS* should be considered. The following six levels of controls define the hierarchy: Elimination Substitution Isolation Engineering Administration Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Under the WHS act employers have a responsibility to take preventitive and corrective action in the prevention of incidents and injuries.

Module Capabilities

The Corrective or Preventative Actions module is an integrated part of the procedures embedded in SCRIM's HJSE Management processes. Corrective Actions can be created within virtually every module in SCRIM and can be assigned to a user or a team of users, tracked and configured to escalate following the organisational structure. Furthermore Corrective Actions can trigger an escalation and notification mechanism if not closed out in due time. In brief Corrective Actions can::

Pertain to Audits, Consultations Incident Reports and Investigations, Hazards, Regulatory Compliance etc.
In the event of an Incident the Corrective Action links back to the Root Cause to be eliminated
Corrective Actions are assigned to an individual user or a team of user
Trigger (eMail) Notifications and /or an escalation mechanism if not completed in due time