MHR 711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Personal Protective Equipment, Organizational Culture, Swiss Cheese Model
4 Apr 2016
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Benefits of incident investigation: determines direct causes, identifies contributing causes, prevents similar incidents, creates a permanent record (used to identify trends, determines cost (actual and indirect costs, promotes safety awareness among employees. Incident investigations are strongly influenced by 3 factors: The steps of an incident investigation: secure the scene, gather evidence, analyze the information, report the results of the incident investigation (jhsc, mol, wsib etc. , make recommendations, follow up. When investigating an incident, the hr or safety specialist should concentrate on: Studying the worker as a source of incidents does not mean that the. Intent is to collect facts, not assign blame. Questions to ask when investigating human factors: Analysis of unsafe conditions that led to the incident is a critical step. Questions to ask when investigating situational factors include: See page 306 &307 for comprehensive list of questions. Environmental factors (e. g. light, noise) may increase likelihood that an incident will occur. Setting sun may blind delivery truck driver.
