Advanced Accident Investigation & Reporting
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this training seminar, you will learn to:
- Develop the knowledge and skills required to investigate all adverse events
- Understand the causes of accidents and ill-health
- Understand the elements that combine to form an accident
- Develop confidence & professionalism in investigating, interviewing & reporting
- Ensure all employees & contractors are aware of the SMS and ‘Safety Culture’
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- HSE Officers
- Supervisors
- Inspectors
- Advisors
- Auditors
- Team Leaders/Managers
Outline
Incident and Accident Theories
- Incident & Accident Analysis Overview, exploring Accident Theory
- Identify accident and incident causation factors
- What are the necessary conditions for an accident to happen?
- Unsafe Acts V. Unsafe Conditions: Avoiding the “Blame Game”
- Role of the HSE Team Leader and a trained and prepared workforce during an Investigation
- Links between Risk Assessment and Incident Investigation
- Factors that contribute towards establishing a good safety culture?
- Case Studies – organisations who survived and those who failed
Investigation Methodology
- Six-step accident investigation process
- Scene Protection and Examination – Who should be involved at this stage
- Listen and Learn, and Learn to Look and Listen More
- The importance of Note Taking v. reliance on memory
- Scene Photographs (+video) and Sketching – equipment required
- Case Studies
Root Cause Analysis
- What is the “Root Cause” and why is it important
- Basic v. Root Cause: Getting from “effect” to “cause”
- What questions to ask to confirm “Root Cause”
- From Root Cause to Prevention
- Consider the Human Error issues
- Help to establish and maintain regulatory due diligence
- The role of policies, equipment and training on accident prevention
- Case Studies
Interviewing Techniques, Facts, Evidence & Witness Statements
- Purpose and preparation for the Interview
- Who conducts the interview
- Where to conduct an interview
- Building Rapport with the witness
- Obtaining Witness Statements
- Forms and Format
- Inculpatory and Exculpatory statements
- Group Exercise (Obtaining Statements)
Report Writing & Practical Exercises
- Forms, format and structure
- Effective Writing Skills – simple, self-explanatory and straightforward
- Writing the Report – the aim is to persuade and seek action
- Help to prevent recurrence – cost savings (human and financial)
- Class exercise – Accident Investigation based on case study
- Class exercise – Produce the outline of a suitable report from the above
- he legal requirements and company procedures
Training Methodology:
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total
tuition hours:-
30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
20% Videos, Software & General Discussions
Certificates
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.
Schedule
08:30 – 10:15 First Session
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Second Session
12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Third Session
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
Fees
The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is:
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