02. Investigating Accidents and Incidents

Question 1

What is being described below:

an undesired event that results in injury, ill health, or property damage.

Answer 1

Accident

Question 2

What is being described below:

an undesired event that had the potential to cause injury, ill health or property damage, but did not.

Answer 2

Near miss

Question 3

The 2 main theories of accident/incident causation are…

Answer 3

Domino theory

Multi-causality theory

Question 4

Domino theories of accident causation suggest that

Answer 4

accidents result from a chain of sequential events like a line of dominoes falling over.

Question 5

The 5 Domino Theory stages are…

Answer 5

Root Causes
Underlying Causes
Direct Causes
Accident
Loss

Question 6

What is being described below:

Detailed knowledge of the work activities involved; Familiarity with health and safety good practice, standards and legal requirements; Suitable investigative skills (e.g. information gathering, interviewing, evaluating and analysing). Sufficient time and resources to carry out the investigation efficiently; and The authority to make decisions and act on their recommendations.

Answer 6

What an accident investigation team needs to have.

Question 7

Can you name the f stages of The Investigation Process

Answer 7

Step 1: Gathering Information
Step 2: Analysing the Information
Step 3: Identifying Suitable Risk Control Measures
Step 4: The Action Plan and Implementation

Question 8

The Investigation Process …Sources of information will include:

Answer 8

The scene
The people
Relevant documentation

Question 9

What is being described below:

Deaths
Specified major injuries 
Over-7-day  injuries
Casualty taken from the scene of an accident to hospital work-related diseases
Dangerous  occurrences
dangerous gas fittings

Answer 9

RIDDOR ‘reportables’