Laboratories overview

This article explains how laboratories function within BriqSafe, guiding engineers on recording and managing laboratory sample results. It covers entering returned values, managing certificates, creating follow-up cases, and generating reports.

Note

Required role: Engineer

Receiving and Entering Laboratory Results

After a sampling Job is completed and the sample is sent to an external laboratory, the returned analytical values must be entered into BriqSafe for compliance evaluation.

1. When a sampling Job is completed, the system creates a follow-up lab-results entry Job at the same Location and scope. This Job is assigned to the Location's managers and has a due date about two months after the sampling.
2. Open Actions and find the Lab results pending card.
3. Choose Enter results on the pending lab-results entry Job to open it.
4. On the Actions tab, enter the measured value for each parameter defined by the Activity.
5. Optionally, add Notes.
6. Enter every required parameter before completing, as completing the Job triggers the compliance evaluation.
7. Select Complete Job to finish the entry.

Note: This workflow runs only in the web app. The mobile app's Actions section has a Lab results card that is a placeholder and does not open an entry form.

Storing Laboratory Certificates

There is no dedicated field to upload the laboratory's certificate on the lab-results entry Job.

1. Upload the certificate PDF into the Documents library to preserve the original certificate alongside the lab result.
2. Generate the lab-results report PDF for the entry (see below) to create a linked audit artifact for the lab outcome.

Lab data entry is manual; values must be keyed in by hand. There is no automatic ingestion of laboratory data or pass/fail interpretation flags within BriqSafe.

Handling Non-Compliant Lab Results

If any entered lab value exceeds its threshold, manual action is required to initiate remediation.

1. Compare entered lab values against the regime's thresholds and review previous lab results on the Location Timeline.
2. If a value is over the threshold, raise a Case on the affected Asset via the Location's Cases tab.
3. Add corrective and retest work as scheduled Jobs linked to the Case.

Raising a Case is manual. Failing values do not automatically create Cases or send notifications. Follow-up work is scheduled as ordinary Jobs, not as sub-items inside the Case, and there is no separate 'cease' record for remediation.

Generating Lab Results Reports

After completing the lab-results entry Job, you can produce a shareable, auditable PDF report that pairs the entered results with the original sampling Job.

1. Open the completed lab-results entry Job.
2. Scroll to the lab-results report section at the bottom of the Actions tab.
3. Start the report generation and wait while it processes.
4. Choose Download once processing completes.
5. The completed PDF is also automatically saved to the Documents library.

Note: The report section appears only after the entry Job is completed. Generating a report requires report-creation rights; users with view-only roles can only download existing reports.

Accessing Existing Lab Results Reports

If you do not have rights to generate a new report but need the PDF:

1. Open the completed lab-results entry Job or locate the saved PDF in the Documents library.
2. Choose Download to obtain a copy.

If a report has not yet been generated, request a user with report-creation rights to produce it first.

Understanding System Navigation for Laboratory Results

The Labs menu item is an experimental placeholder screen unrelated to lab result entry or review.

• Do not look for sample results or entry forms under Labs.
• Always track and enter laboratory results via the Actions page.

Summary

In BriqSafe, managing laboratory results involves entering returned values into automatically generated follow-up Jobs, manually raising Cases for threshold exceedances, storing certificates in the Documents library, and generating or downloading associated reports. The complete process runs mainly in the web application under the Actions tab, and precise attention to entering all parameters is vital for compliance evaluation.