Element 7:- Investigation, Recording and Reporting Flashcards
1
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Reasons to investigate accidents:
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- Prevent future accidents by identifying and eliminating the causes
- Demonstrate concern about people’s health and safety
- Improve worker morale
- Identify weaknesses in management time
- Prevent business loses
- Collate accident and ill-health data and identify trends
- Defend criminal cases
- Defend claims for compensation
2
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define Accident:
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– An unplanned, unwanted event which results in a loss
3
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what is an Incident (Near Miss):-
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An unplanned, unwanted event that has the potential to result in loss
4
Q
Why consider near misses?
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indicate that the potential for serious accidents is present +by reacting to the near misses they will prevent them.
Domino Theory:
- It has been suggested that the events leading up to an accident are like a row of dominos and by removing dominos the accident will not occur.
5
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Actions following Accident
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Immediate • Treatment for injured personnel • Make the area safe • Initiate emergency plan • Contact emergency services • Preserve scene for investigation • May have to notify enforcing authority
Initial
• Identify witnesses
• Report details to senior management
• Report details to insurance company
Longer Term • Decide the depth of the investigation and select team • Gather evidence at the scene • Interview witnesses • Examine documents • Appoint specialists if necessary
6
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Composition of Investigation team
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- Supervisors and line managers from department where accident occurred
- A senior manager from another department
- Health and Safety professionals
- Specialists e.g. Engineers
- Representative of workers
- Employee experienced in the work activity.
7
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Reasons why records should be kept
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- To prevent a recurrence
- Monitoring purposes
- Legal reasons
- Occupational ill-health may take years to occur
- Civil claims
8
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Reporting of accidents
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- Report to enforcing authority
- Injuries involving lost time
- Dangerous occurrences
- Occupational diseases
9
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Information in Report:
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- Who is injured person?
- Where the accident happened
- When it happened
- What happened?
- Why it happened
- Documentation
- Evidence
- Recommendations
