Introduction:

Accident investigations are necessary to identify accident causation and insure implementation of corrective action. Therefore, supervisors shall immediately investigate and report all occurrences (near miss, accidents, and illnesses) with a written investigation report.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of program, participants will be able to:

• state the legal requirement of accident investigation and reporting process;
• describe the accident prevention concept;
• explain the causation of accident;
• discuss a root cause analysis using Why Why Tree Method;
• elaborate the Swiss Chess Model to determine root cause;
• explain the accident reporting system;
• state the six steps of accident investigation interview;
• describe the procedure to prepare accident report;
• discuss the recommendation of corrective action; and
• demonstrate accident investigation process from interview, analyze accident using Why Why Tree, Report Preparation and Recommendation for Corrective Action.

Who Should Attend:

Line managers, supervisors, health and safety staff, safety and health committee members and any other employees who are responsible for recording, reporting and investigating accidents.