Overview
In many PHA Documentation tools, the only component of Quality Control that is automated is spelling and grammar checks.
LivePHA incorporates automated validations based on PHA Analytics data cleansing and facilitation team experience. These validations help flag potential quality control issues, reducing the need for a manual 'quality control skim' when finalizing PHA worksheets. This makes the QA/QC process more efficient and targeted.
Accessing Validations
In order to access Validations, simply access the LivePHA project you are interested in performing quality control on. In the top right section of the Worksheet, if you have Validation Warnings or Errors, you will see a Triangle with a number indicating the number of warnings and/or errors.
In order to see the specific flags, click on the icon. A Drawer will open, listing all groups of validation flags.
To go to a specific scenario simply select the specific flag and you will see all scenarios or items related to that flag. Then select one of the items, and the worksheet will automatically take you to that example so you may investigate and potentially resolve the issue.
Breakdown of Validations
Missing Data
LivePHA will flag if any data that should be populated is not populated. This includes but is not limited to:
Missing Credits
Missing Categories
Missing Classifications
Inconsistent Data
LivePHA will flag if certain data is inconsistent across the PHA. This includes but is not limited to:
Inconsistent Change in Likelihood versus Credits applied
Inconsistent categories to a Unique Description for Safeguard or Recommendation
Inconsistent classification to a Unique Description for Safeguard or Recommendation
Duplicate Data
LivePHA will flag if certain data is duplicated across the PHA. This includes but is not limited to:
Duplicated Nodes
Duplicated Deviations within Nodes
Duplicated Causes within Deviations
Duplicated Consequences (including Receptor and Severity) within Causes
Duplicated Safeguards within Consequences
Duplicated Recommendations within Consequences
Please note, if you ever identify a quality assurance task that is currently manual that ideally was automated, please send us a message as our team is always looking for input to add new and beneficial validations.
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