4795606c_South___Corrective_Action_Plan__Recommendation
[Date Due] 9/30/2012 [Status] Completed [Corrective Action Taken] PEIR successfully developed fillable forms for inspectors to use when completing approved forms as part of an inspection or investigation. On September 27, 2012, PEIR incorporated fillable forms to be used by inspectors into IPAL. The forms are pre-populated with information from the IPAL database automatically or will populate the rest of the fields based on information entered by the inspector. This will save time by limiting the number of forms that must be filled out manually, while allowing the inspector to interact with the directives system in a seamless, user-friendly fashion. [Recommendation] 
The Assistant Secretary should instruct the Director of PEIR to develop, to the extent possible, fillable forms to be used by inspectors when completing approved forms as part of an inspection or investigation. These fillable forms should be incorporated into the Inspectors' Portable Application for Laptops (IPAL) application to allow the inspector to interact with the directives system in a seamless, user-friendly fashion.
MSHA - Performance Coal - Upper Big Branch Mine-South - Corrective Action Plan
Recommendation