Corrective actions in Ideagen Safety
Corrective actions in Ideagen Safety are actions taken to:
Address a potential issue before it occurs.
Remedy the underlying root causes of any event that has occurred.
✅ Best Practice: Record all corrective actions—both those already completed and those requiring assignment—then sign off once the corrective task is complete.
📍 Accessing the My Actions Module
The My Actions module is located under Dashboard in the menu bar.
🔍 Locating a Corrective Action
Find the required corrective action.
Edit the relevant event to make changes.
The corrective action will be displayed in full detail.
🔄 Reassigning a Corrective Action
If the update involves reassigning the corrective action to a new person:
Select the new worker type responsible for the corrective action.
Select the new worker who will be actioning it (smart search can help).
Note:
To include workers from all sites, contractors, or other person types, your system admin must enable the following features in Settings > Options and Preferences:
Global Corrective Controls
Contractor for Controls / Corrective Actions
Other Person Types for Controls / Corrective Actions
🔒 Sensitive Events
Corrective actions for Sensitive Events can be assigned to any user.
If the user is not marked as sensitive, no details of the underlying event will be shared in the notification email.
They will also not have access to the event in Ideagen Safety.
💬 Updating Comments
Always update the comments field whenever there is a change to a corrective action.
All comments are stored in the comments register for easy tracking.
Once your update is complete, click Save Corrective Action.
🚧 Marking a Corrective Action as “Underway”
When starting work on a corrective action:
Click the Status dropdown and select Underway.
Choose the Status as at date from the calendar.
Add a comment.
Click Save Corrective Action — updates will be recorded automatically.
📄 General Updates
For quick updates (e.g., progress reports):
Add a comment.
Click Save Corrective Action — these updates are recorded.
✅ Signing Off a Corrective Action
When a corrective action is complete:
Perform a status update to reflect completion.
Add an appropriate comment.
Click Save Corrective Action.
The corrective action is now marked as completed in Ideagen Safety.