Incident Report Assignment

Below is your report assisgnment. Learners are encouraged to conduct research that may aid them in writing their incident reports. Learners are also encouraged to ask their electrical instructors to verify the validity of the information they intend to use in their report.

The reports require carefull thought and a lot of effort. Time is of the essence so do not procrastinate! Start working on them NOW!

Incident Report Assignment

WRITING TECHNICAL REPORT ADVANCED
SCENARIOS

READ THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS CAREFULLY AND WRITE SUITABLE REPORTS FOR EACH


1. You are a supervisor at Electrotech Ltd in charge of maintaining the plant equipment. On Monday, January 21, 2010 one of the generator units went out of commission. The disruption lasted for two days and severely hampered production. The manager is demanding a report from you explaining the reason for the initial problem and the lengthy downtime.

2. You are a new employee at JPS and you are assigned a crew to replace a set of damaged transformers in the Helshire area of Portmore. During the installation of one of the transformers, one of your crew members was electrocuted. Write a report to your immediate supervisor detailing the unfortunate incident.


3. You are a supervisor at the National Water Commission in charge of the generators that operate the main pumps at the substation at Mona. During a routine servicing of one of the generators it was discovered that the generators showed signs of tampering. Upon further investigation you found evidence that two of your employees were guilty of negligence, theft and willful destruction of property. Write a report to your immediate supervisor outlining the situation, your investigation and your subsequent findings.