LinkoFOG Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) Software

LinkoFOG™ streamlines and organizes all aspects of Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) Programs. Linko's FOG Software will save you and your staff time and money, eliminate management headaches, and ensure you cover all the required steps in your FOG program.

Because not all FOG programs are alike, Linko offers a variety of product configurations certain to meet your unique responsibilities.

Our Add-On Modular Features allow us to meet your program's specific responsibilities.

LinkoFOG Features and Benefits

With all the features FOG Coordinators want wrapped into a single easy to use and highly flexible software, LinkoFOG delivers rapid return on your investment. Key features and benefits are below:

 

FSE Inventory	FOG Inspections
Maintenance Schedule	Educational Outreach
Violations & Enforcements	Samples & Results
Flexible Reporting

 

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FSE Inventory

The first step in implementing your Fats, Oil and Grease Control Program involves assembling an "Inventory" of Food Service Establishments (FSEs) in your service area. LinkoFOG™ software provides a wide range of tools to help you assemble, sort, manage and report on your list of FSEs.

• Initial List - Provide Linko with an electronic list of Food Service Establishments (FSEs) to transfer into LinkoFOG™ for an efficient starting point, or simply key in FSE information as it becomes available.
• Update & Maintain - Track grease extraction equipment (grease traps, grease interceptors, AGRUs), add new FSEs as they come online, retire FSEs as they go out of business.
• Dynamic Lists of FSEs - Quickly view sub-sets of FSEs: pre-existing, renovated, FSEs with and without grease traps, new, retired and more. These lists are easily displayed in a variety of reports/spreadsheets.
• Mailings - Automatically print educational materials, BMPs, notice of violations/warnings & mailing labels for any or all FSEs.

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FOG Inspections

Inspecting FSEs usually entails a pass/fail status based on facility observations and grease & solids layers within trap/interceptor. LinkoFOG™ software provides unique capabilities to schedule and manage high volume FSE inspections. This includes configuring/ customizing the inspection forms and reports.

• Initial / Ongoing Inspections - Verify existing FSEs, characterize new FSEs, identify change of ownership & renovations. Schedule follow-up inspections based on the needed frequency.
• Trap Inspections - Track thickness of grease and solids layers. LinkoFOG™ will automatically calculate % grease, flag non-compliance and prompt you to generate a Notice of Violation (NOV) or Warning letter.
• Scheduling - Generate inspection task lists by inspector and section of town to reduce time and distance between inspections.
• Planning/Construction Inspections - Record acceptance, modifications, dates and schedule follow-up activities. Create letters and schedules for all phases of new FSE construction.

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Maintenance Schedule

Properly maintained grease traps/interceptors reduce the amount of
Fats, Oil and Grease entering your sewers. LinkoFOG™ software provides
exceptional schedule management tools to inform you of which FSEs are
maintaining their traps and which ones are not.

• Setup - Easily "Auto Schedule" the trap cleaning requirements for some or all FSEs. View maintenance schedules and maintenance history for one or many FSEs.
• Track - Record Manifest ID, Amount Pumped, Pumper Company, Date Pumped, Date of Disposal, while LinkoFOG™ automatically records the next manifest due date.
• Detect Late Manifests - Quickly view all late maintenance logs and/or manifest submissions.
• Mailings - Automatically print customizable letters & mailing labels for the late FSEs. A complete correspondence history for late submissions is maintained.

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Educational Outreach

Educating the FSEs on their Fats, Oil and Grease responsibilities and requirements is an effective tool in reducing the amount of FOG entering the sewer system. LinkoFOG™ software provides comprehensive and easy to use tools to help you build, send and track educational materials.

• Build Material - Cut and paste existing educational materials into LinkoFOG™ or build new templates within MS Word. Virtually unlimited templates may be stored.
• List of Recipients - Educational materials may be tailored and generated specifically for a subset of FSEs, such as FSEs without traps, Fast Food, New FSEs, FSEs in a Hot Spot, etc.
• Mass Mailings - Produce customized mass mailing Educational Outreach campaigns for any or all FSEs.
• Outreach Tracking - As Outreach materials are generated, LinkoFOG™ automatically logs who received the materials and when.

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Violations & Enforcements

LinkoFOG™ flags late or missing maintenance requirements and failed inspections while providing friendly prompts to issue and track violations and enforcements. Using LinkoFOG™ software, it is easy to generate custom violation/warning letters & mailing labels.

• Late Trap Cleanings - Quickly list all FSEs who have not submitted their trap-cleaning reports. Send these FSEs a reminder or Notice of Violation letter, and then track their compliance requirements.
• Failed Inspections - Whether, through grease/solids layer exceedances, trap repair required or failed facility observation, LinkoFOG™ will prompt the user to create inspection violations.
• Compliance Milestones - When enforcing a violation, a follow up compliance activity is usually required. LinkoFOG™ software provides a customizable enforcement response plan based on your compliance milestones. As milestones become due, a notification is provided ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

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Samples & Results

Precise analytical data is very useful in determining the effectiveness of grease extraction devices and cleaning frequencies. LinkoFOG™ schedules, tracks, and evaluates sample analysis compliance with ease.

 

• Analysis Parameters - Track Oil and Grease, BOD, TSS, ph and Temperature, or implement your own custom parameters.
• Schedule Samples - Schedule sampling events for all FSEs or a particular group of FSEs through the Auto-Scheduler. LinkoFOG™ ensures all FSEs have been sampled.
• Manage Results - Quickly enter results with customizable data entry screens. Results may also be imported into LinkoFOG™ (requires LinkoPipe).
• Violation Process - Friendly prompts walk users from violation detection through enforcement (Violations Feature Required). This includes NOV or Warning letter generation and the logging of follow-up compliance requirements in your calendar.

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Flexible Reporting

Each Fats, Oil and Grease Control program is unique and has unique reporting requirements. With the Flexible Reporter, your organization will customize LinkoFOG™ reports to make them your own.

 

• Customize Your Own Reports - Easily add logos, change text and add or remove fields. These reports can be based on your current reports and letters. This includes NOVs, warning letters, inspection status reports and more.
• Report Distribution - Customized reports are automatically made available to all users throughout the software.
• Custom Data Sets - These reports may be printed with your defined sets or groups of data. From almost any screen simply filter, sort and report!
• MS Word & MS Excel - Exporting customized reports to MS Excel and MS Word provide for report sharing and easy modifications.

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