Corrective Action Program Best Practice 7 – Document Reasons for Condition Report Cancellation or Closure

Condition reports requiring no processing past the Identification Phase are either cancelled or closed so to prevent the unnecessary expenditure of the organization’s resources. Reasons for the termination of condition report processing, however, should be well documented so to enable later evaluation of the appropriateness of this action. Furthermore, this documentation enables the initiator feedback necessary to ensure a high level of employee engagement with the corrective action program. (See StrategyDriven Corrective Action Program best practice article, Initiator Feedback)

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