As many shift workers can attest, maintaining manual log books can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Providing a tool to assist in taking logs, and to automatically capture and document events in a log can significantly reduce the time required to maintain and increase the accuracy and usefulness of these important plant records.

The eSOMS Narrative Logs module provides plant operators, supervisors, and managers with an electronic journal (i.e. operator log) for recording, capturing, and qualifying events which occur during an individual's shift watch. The system tracks shift staffing, plant operating parameters, log entries, associated qualifying data and links to shift turnover reports on an individual plant unit and/or staff position basis.

In addition to on-demand or template log entries, Narrative Logs has the capability to automatically capture events from other eSOMS modules as log entries. These automatic log entries are used to document the performance of procedures, tagouts, operator rounds, regulatory action compliance, etc.

Features of the eSOMS Narrative Logs Module

The Narrative Logs module features:

Setup and Configuration Management - Flexible and adaptable setup tools allow the system to be adapted to a variety of journaling needs:

• Log setup - any number or type of log (operations logs, maintenance logs, test logs, etc.) can be created and tracked within the system.
• Watchbill definitions - each log can have associated with it a watchbill template defining a shift staffing complement which can be linked to a watchbill in the eSOMS Personnel Qualifications & Scheduling (PQ&S) module for enhanced scheduling and compliance evaluation capabilities.
• Parameter definitions - each log can also have associated with it key operating parameters which are to be tracked as part of the log.
• Templates - log entry and shift turnover report templates can be defined to speed the on-shift log entry and turnover processes.

Log Management - Tools to manage routine logging tasks include:

• Watchbill staffing - manual personnel staffing assignments or automatic personnel staffing through links to the PQ&S module
• Parameter tracking - entry and historical tracking of key operating parameters
• Log entry - on-demand, template, or automatic log entries captured from other eSOMS modules - all log entries include author identification, log text, and a range of related data
• Turnover tracking - functions to track and manage the turnover of both personnel and logs

Mobile eSOMS for Narrative Logs automates the performance and tracking of logs in the field.