Accident Investigation

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process of determining
the root causes of accidents, on-the-job injuries,
property damage, and close calls in order to prevent
them from occurring again

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Accident investigation

Question 2

is often used to describe a
workplace event.

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incident

Question 3

considered as an event that “just happened” and could
not have been prevented

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accident

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incident-prevention tools and should be an
integral part of an occupational safety and health management
program in a workplace

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Investigations

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The goal is to change the conditions under which people work
by

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eliminating or reducing the factors that create unsafe
conditions

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A successful incident investigation must always focus on
discovering the

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root causes

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FOUR SYSTEMS APPROACH

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PRESERVE/ DOCUMENT SCENE
COLLECT INFORMATION
DETERMINE ROOT CAUSES
IMPLEMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION