4. How To Investigate Accidents And Incidents

Investigating accidents and incidents is vital.

Part of continuously improving the health and safety of your workforce is finding out what went wrong and putting steps in place to make sure the mistake isn’t repeated.

Accidents and incidents will decrease, productivity will increase and everyone will be happier! There are four steps to conducting a successful investigation: Identify the IMMEDIATE cause. Identify the ROOT cause. Identify the control measures to be taken to ensure there is no recurrence. Implement and monitor the control measures. YourHS.space Accident/Near Miss Investigation Form provides the correct format for investigations. Investigating an accident.

NB All examples given are taken from real-life occurrences. Picture the scene: John, a new employee of a gardening company, has been asked to cut the...

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Real-life examples of investigations.

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