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02. Investigating Accidents and Incidents
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- 1Accident:an undesired event
that results in injury, ill health,
or property damage. - 2Near miss:an undesired event
that had the potential to cause
injury, ill health or property
damage, but did not. - 3incidentundesired circumstances which are
defined as “a set of conditions or circumstances that have the potential to cause injury
or ill health, e.g. untrained nurses handling heavy patients.” - 4How do Accidents Happen? 2Domino theories
Multi-causality theories - 5Domino theories of accident causation suggest thataccidents result from a chain of
sequential events like a line of dominoes falling over. When one of the dominoes falls,
it triggers the next one, and the next, eventually resulting in an accident and injury or
other loss. - 6Domino Theory stages 5Root Causes
Underlying Causes
Direct Causes
Accident
Loss - 7Why Investigate? 10 How and why things went wrong;
What really happens and how work is really done; and
Any deficiencies in risk control management, enabling improvement going forward.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work etc Regulations 1999 (MHSWR)
requires employers to plan, organise, control, monitor and review their health and
safety arrangements – accident investigation plays an important part in this
process;
In the case of a civil action, there is a need to make full disclosure of the
circumstances of an accident to the injured parties considering legal action. The
courts are likely to view a thorough investigation and appropriate remedial action
as demonstration of a positive attitude to health and safety; and
Insurance companies will also require the findings of the investigation when dealing
with a claim.
The prevention of further similar adverse events;
The prevention of business losses due to disruption, stoppage, lost orders and the
costs of legal actions;
An improvement in employee morale and attitude towards health and safety as a
consequence of positive action; and
The development of managerial skills such as problem solving and action planning. - 8Members of the investigation team will require: 5 Detailed knowledge of the work activities involved;
Familiarity with health and safety good practice, standards and legal requirements;
Suitable investigative skills (e.g. information gathering, interviewing, evaluating
and analysing).
Sufficient time and resources to carry out the investigation efficiently; and
The authority to make decisions and act on their recommendations. - 9The Investigation Process 4Step 1: Gathering Information
Step 2: Analysing the Information
Step 3: Identifying Suitable Risk Control Measures
Step 4: The Action Plan and Implementation - 10The Investigation Process ... Sources of information will include: 3The scene
The people
Relevant documentation - 11The following accidents must be reported: 7Deaths
Specified major injuries
Over-7-day injuries
taken from
the scene of an accident to hospital
work-related diseases
Dangerous occurrences
dangerous gas fittings
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