02-02 - Accident Investigation

Question 1

Workplace injuries will be investigated using…

Answer 1

…Part B of the Workplace Injury/Illness Report.

Question 2

Investigations should not delay submission of

Answer 2

Part A

Question 3

Investigations will be completed by a…

Answer 3

• Deputy Chief
• PC
• DivC

and returned to Fire Administration for distribution.

Question 4

Critical Injury

Answer 4

• A worker Member of the Committee shall investigate any critical injury or death as defined in the OHSA within the jurisdiction of the committee.
• The Employer shall designate a Management Member of the Committee to assist the Worker Member in these investigations

Question 5

The investigation team will be responsible for…

Answer 5

-overseeing that the requirements prescribed in Section 9(31) of the Act, and Section 5 and 6 of the regs for industrial establishments including section 51 of the OHSA are carried out.

Question 6

The designated members shall be certified…

Answer 6

….members (as per the OHSA) where possible.

Question 7

The committee shall be afforded the opportunity to….

Answer 7

…review all lost time accidents and incidents that have the potential for serious injury during their regular Committee meetings. The Committee may further inquire into these matters should it be deemed necessary.

Question 8

Critical injury as defined by the OHSA means and injury of serious nature that….

Answer 8

• places life in jeopardy
• produces unconsciousness
• results in substantial loss of blood
• involves the fracture of a leg or arm, but not a finger or toe
• involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot, but not finger or toe
• consists of burns to a major portion of the body
• causes the loss of sight in an eye.

Question 9

Who is notified immediately in the event of a critical injury involving an employee.

Answer 9

the JHSC Co-Chairs will be notified by a PC, DC or DivC immediately in the event of a critical injury involving an employee.

Question 10

The JHSC Co-chairs will be notified by email when….

Answer 10

• an on-duty employee of BFES is transported to hospital for treatment.
• any member of the public who is injured or potential for injury may have occurred while in a fire station or at or near a BFES vehicle.
• Health and Safety Services, HR will be notified by the management co-chair (or designate) if a worker is transported by ambulance.

Question 11

Accident Review Committee

Answer 11

• any dept vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident
• any time the Accident Investigation Committee deems it necessary to investigate a near-miss
• the purpose of the investigate is to prevent future incidents by identifying the root causes of the accident and implementing the required corrective and/or preventative actions, such that the same or similar incident is not likely to occur again.