Incident Investigations

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Incident Investigations
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Investigation Types

• Near miss
• Injury / Illness
• Property damage
• Vehicle damage
• Spill or release

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Basic Steps

• Get care for injured worker
• Control media access
• Secure and isolate the scene
• Preserve the scene
• Control hazardous conditions
• Make drawings, and take many pictures

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Basic Steps

• Call EMS
• Call regulatory entities as appropriate
• Call insurance carrier
• Call additional contacts on your company
  notification list

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Start Investigation

• Delegate one person to lead the investigation
• Establish a strategy before beginning
• Keep information confidential
• Gather evidence

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Start Investigation

• List ambient conditions
• Identify and interview employees as soon as
  possible
• Get facts, not opinions

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Investigation Kit

• Incident forms
• Witness cards
• Instruction sheet
• Disposable camera
• Half-page clip board
• Pen

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Analyze and Process Data

• Determine root causes
• Reference applicable Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Make recommendations
• Assign corrective / preventive actions

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Analyze and Process Data

• Prepare report
• Communicate results and follow-up
• Establish management accountability for the
  investigation process

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QuizAll Questions True or False
Q Investigation types can includeinjury /
illness, near miss and property damage. A True
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QuizAll Questions True or False
Q Basic steps for incident investigation can
include securing and isolating the scene,
preserving the scene and controlling hazardous
conditions. A True
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QuizAll Questions True or False
Q An investigation kit will include, among other
items, incident forms. A True
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QuizAll Questions True or False
Q Referencing an applicable Job Safety Analysis
(JSA) is not important to analyzing and
processing data for the incident
investigation. .A False
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Incident Investigation- Resources

• Conducting an Accident Investigation online
  course module
• www.orosha.org/subjects/accident_investigation.htm
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• Preserving an accident scene
• AccidentScene.ppt

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LOWER INCIDENTS

• No one gets hurt at work through LOWER
  incidents.
• (Limiting Oilfield Workers' Exposures and Risks)
  

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