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Dashboard Admin Guide

Command Center for Safety Directors

Overview

The Office Dashboard (/dashboard) provides company-wide visibility into all safety operations. This guide covers every dashboard feature.


1. Accessing the Dashboard

  1. Navigate to your Safety Square URL + /dashboard
  2. Log in with your credentials
  3. Requires supervisor/manager/admin role

2. Dashboard Home

Central command view showing:

Real-Time Metrics

  • Active Projects count
  • Active Squares count
  • Crew Checked In count
  • Incidents Today count

Updates automatically via real-time listeners.

Quick Actions

  • View all projects
  • View live feed
  • Send broadcast
  • Export reports

3. Projects List

Complete inventory of all company projects:

Information Displayed

  • Project name
  • Client/site
  • Status (Draft/Approved/Active/Completed)
  • Active squares count
  • Status indicators

Filtering

  • By status
  • By site
  • By date range
  • Search by name

4. Project Detail View

Deep dive into single project:

Metrics

  • Active squares
  • Total crew
  • Job steps count
  • Incidents

Active Squares List

  • Location (Unit/Area)
  • Task description
  • Lead contact
  • Crew count
  • Status
  • Last update

Mother JSA Preview

  • Emergency info
  • Site hazards
  • Safety rules

Change Log

  • All job steps added
  • Condition changes
  • Incidents
  • Timestamped history

5. Live Feed

Real-time event stream from ALL sites:

Event Types

  • Job steps added
  • Condition changes logged
  • Incidents reported
  • Work paused/resumed
  • Crew checked in
  • Shifts signed off

Color Coding

  • Green (Info) - Routine events
  • Yellow (Warning) - Attention needed
  • Red (Critical) - Immediate attention

Filtering

  • By project
  • By event type
  • By severity
  • By time range

6. Guardian Insights Panel

Natural language AI queries:

How to Use

  1. Type a question in plain English
  2. Guardian analyzes your safety data
  3. Returns insights and patterns

Example Questions

  • "Which projects have confined space work?"
  • "Show me incidents from last week"
  • "What hazards are most common across projects?"
  • "Which crews haven't completed briefings today?"

Powered by Gemini 2.0 Flash AI with access to your company's safety data.


7. Incident Log

Centralized incident dashboard:

View Options

  • All incidents (company-wide)
  • By project
  • By type
  • By severity
  • By date range

Incident Details

  • Type and severity
  • Description
  • Photo (if captured)
  • Reporter
  • Timestamp
  • Project/session context

8. Historical Data

Access to past data:

Completed Sessions

  • Sessions by date range
  • Archived projects
  • Historical metrics

Audit Trail

  • Full event history
  • Immutable records
  • Export capability

Trend Analysis

  • Incident trends over time
  • Briefing completion trends
  • Compliance metrics

9. Export Panel

Generate Excel reports:

Report Types

  • Daily Report - Single day activity
  • Weekly Summary - Week-at-a-glance
  • Incident Log - All incidents with details
  • Crew Hours - Crew activity by project
  • Compliance Report - Briefing completions, re-briefing
  • Custom - Select date range and data types

Format

  • Excel (.xlsx) via ExcelJS
  • PDF available for some reports
  • Formatted for printing

10. Broadcast Panel

Send messages to field crews:

Targeting

  • All Projects - Company-wide
  • Specific Project - Single project
  • Specific Square - Single session

Message Types

TypeDisplayAction Required
FYIBadge incrementNo
WarningOrange bannerAcknowledge
Action RequiredAlert bannerAcknowledge
STOP WORKFull screen + alarmMandatory acknowledge

STOP WORK Details

  • Full screen takeover on tablet
  • Audio alarm
  • Cannot be dismissed without acknowledgment
  • Use for emergencies only

11. User Management (Admin Only)

For system administrators:

User Actions

  • View all users
  • Assign users to companies
  • Set user roles
  • Reset passwords

Role Levels

  • Worker - Field access only
  • Supervisor - Dashboard view
  • Manager - Full dashboard + admin
  • Admin - All access + user management

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