Aims
This one day programme will present a systematic approach toaccident investigation and provide delegates with a tool kit fordata collection, analysis, and selection of controls.
Objectives
At the end of the programme each delegate should be able to:
- Explain the relationship between injury, damage and near missaccidents
- Analyse accidents to identify immediate causes
- Analyse accidents to identify root causes
- Apply open questioning techniques to seek out information
- Apply appropriate resources and energy to the investigation ofaccidents
- Suggest effective precautionary or preventative measures todeal with the causes of accidents
Programme summary
- Legislation update
- Purpose of accident investigation
- Case study in accident causation
- The accident definition, domino theory and accident ratios
- Immediate causes and root causes
- The role of human behaviour in accident causation
- Investigation techniques
- Accident prevention techniques
- Reporting accidents
- Maintenance of records and information
- Discussion and close