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)
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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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