General Liability Events
The General Liability Events application is a domain level sub-application within the Safety Suite which allows you to manage general liability insurance claims. For more information on the Safety Suite, refer to Safety Suite.
Important The sub-apps in the Safety Suite are unlike most other apps in that they reside at the domain level, not at the project or partition level. They can be accessed while you have a project or partition open, but the data entered is not linked to that project or partition and instead resides at the domain level.
Key elements of the General Liability Events are as follows:
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You can log comprehensive information about incidents, including location details, carrier and claim numbers, adjuster and attorney details, and incurred expenses.
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The person listed as being involved in the incident must be set up as a contact in the Contacts app in Kahua.
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You can upload supporting photos as media and documents as references on the incident report.
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The information gathered for a single incident can printed out as an incident report.
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You can generate a General Liability Incident log report for tracking and analysis, filtered as needed.
How to . . .
All the Safety Suite applications are domain level applications, but they can be accessed from any project or partition in your domain. The records you create are not connected to the project or partition that is open at the time you create the record.
To create a new General Liability Event record or edit an existing one, complete the following steps:
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Navigate to the General Liability Events sub-application (Apps > All Apps > Safety > General Liability Events).
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To create a new record, click New on the action bar. The new general liability event record detail page opens.
To edit an existing record, select it from the log view to open the detail page. Click Edit on the action bar.
Note To open the detail page in a full page view, click the Display Detail View icon
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Complete the following fields as necessary:
Field Description Details Incident # Allow Kahua to auto-number the record, or enter a different value.
Note The number format can be configured by your domain administrator. Refer to Number.
Date Enter the date of the incident. Jobsite If applicable, select the jobsite where the incident occurred.
Note This lookup list is managed in the Configuration app. Refer to Lookups.
Department If applicable, select the department related to the incident.
Note This lookup list is managed in the Configuration app. Refer to Lookups.
Injury Enter any injury information. Recordable Select "Yes" if this is a recordable incident, or "No" if it is not. Carrier/Claim # Enter the Carrier/Claim number. Adjuster Enter claim adjuster information. Attorney Enter the attorney information. Expenses Enter a numeric amount of expenses. Brief Description Enter a brief description of the incident. Date Closed Select the date the incident case is closed. Media Upload any relevant image files, such as pictures of vehicles and any damages. For more information on using this section, refer to Media section. References Upload any relevant files or documents. For more information on using this section, refer to References section. -
When you have entered all the necessary information, click Save.
There is a built-in portable view available by default, a General Liability Events Detail report.
To generate the form, complete the following steps:
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Navigate to the General Liability Events sub-application (Apps > All Apps > Safety > General Liability Events).
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Select the appropriate record from the log view to open the detail page.
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Click View from the action bar.
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The report view opens. To generate a PDF of the report, click on the Open PDF icon
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Click the Close icon
when you are done.
Note For more information on portable views, refer to Portable Views.
You can generate a General Liability Incident Log report.
To run this report or any other report that is available to you in the General Liability Events sub-app, complete the following steps:
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Navigate to the General Liability Events sub-application (Apps > All Apps > Safety > General Liability Events).
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Select Reports in the application title bar.
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Select the GL Incident Log report or any other report that is available to you.
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Apply any desired filters.
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Select View or Download as appropriate. For more information, refer to Viewing Reports.
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Click the Close icon
when you are done.
If you have existing General Liability Events data that you want to import into the General Liability Events sub-app in Kahua, you can do so through the import process.
You will first generate an export of an existing record to access the correctly formatted spreadsheet file for the import. Once the exported file is available, add the appropriate values for the records you want to import to the exported spreadsheet. You can then import those records. For more detailed information on the importing process, refer to Importing records.
(print, send, view history, delete, etc.)
From the detail view of a record, there are several standard actions you can take. Depending on your permissions, some or all of the following options may be available to you:
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View and View w/References - Select View or View w/References to open a PDF view of the current record. The PDF file can be printed or shared from the viewer by clicking on the Open PDF icon
.Note Only references where the Include on Send value is set to "Yes" are included in the View w/References.
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Discussions
- Select this icon to open the Discussions panel. If enabled in your domain, the discussions feature allows you to participate in public or private conversations associated with specific records. For more information, refer to Discussions. -
View History
- Select this icon to open the History page for the record. The history page provides details regarding all activity (creation, edits, saves, etc.) performed on the record. Click view edit to drill down into more detail on a specific action. Click hide edit to close the action detail. Click the Close icon
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Send actions
- Click this icon to select an appropriate Send action for the record. The following options may be available to you:-
Copy Link and Copy Portable View Link - Select this option to copy a URL link for the record or record's portable view to your clipboard. This link can be sent outside of Kahua. Users with the appropriate permissions will be able to open Kahua directly to that record or portable view by using the link.
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Copy QR Code and Copy Portable View QR Code - Select this option to generate a QR code for the currently open record or record's portable view. The QR code can be shared directly from your screen, or copied to your clipboard to be shared as appropriate. This QR code can be shared outside of Kahua. Users with the appropriate permissions will be able to open Kahua directly to that record or portable view by using the link.
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Send - Select this option to open a new Kahua message with the open record included as an attachment. References with the Include on Send value set to "Yes" are also included. For more information, refer to Messages app.
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Delete
- Select this option to delete the open record. You must agree to the confirmation message before the record is deleted.Alternatively, right-click on the record in the log view and select Delete, or select multiple records from the log view and select Delete.
Note If a record is deleted in error, your domain administrator may be able to recover it through the Recycle Bin app. For more information, refer to Using the Recycle Bin.
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Open in a new window
- Select this option to open the current record as read-only in a new window (desktop host) or browser tab (web host). This allows you to navigate to other records in the original Kahua instance while keeping the read-only window or tab open for reference. To re-open the record on the read-only window or tab in Kahua, select Open in the header. -
Maximize
and Minimize
- Select Maximize
to open the record to a full screen view. From the full screen view, select Minimize
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Close
- Select the close icon
to close the currently open item.
Your domain administrator or another user with the appropriate permissions can configure the app in the Configuration application.
Important When working in the Configuration app, it is important to review the header and ensure that you are working at the correct level in the hierarchy, either the root domain or at a partition or project level.
Settings that you establish at the root domain or lower levels will inherit down the hierarchy until they are overridden. For more information on the hierarchical structure of Kahua, refer to Understanding the hierarchical structure of Kahua.
The Configuration app can be accessed directly through the apps list (Apps > Administration > Configuration), or, in some applications, by right-clicking on an application in the launch bar and selecting Configure. When you select Configure for an app from the launch bar, the detail view of the configuration page for that application opens automatically.
For general information on configuring this app in Configuration, refer to Application configuration.
Application roles determine which actions users can perform in the app. Roles are assigned to groups in the Groups app > Permissions tab. Members of the group then have the permissions associated with the roles assigned to the group.
The following roles are available for this application:
| Role | Details |
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| Administrator |
Full administration, including add, configure, create lists, edit, import, export, share, view, send, process, remove, and edit view templates. |
| Contributor |
Can add, edit, open, view, send, and process records. |
| Moderator |
Can add, edit, import, export, remove, share, open, view, send, and process records. |
| Observer |
Can open, view, send, and process records. |
| Referencer |
View-only access to records. |
Note To manage these permissions, open the Groups app and assign the appropriate application role to the group. Only users with the appropriate permissions can manage application roles. For more information, refer to Managing Permissions.





