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Accidents at work are very costly, both in compensation and production loss and in the damage done to employee relations and morale. Effective investigation and reporting of accidents and near misses gives invaluable information to help businesses improve their health and safety procedures, and rectify the cause to ensure that the problem does not occur again.
This one-day course provides the practical skills required by anyone who is involved in accident or incident investigation at work. |
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This course is designed for anyone who is or may be involved in accident or near miss (incident) reporting and investigation at work, including Facilities Managers and health and safety staff. |
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After successfully completing this course, participants will: |
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Understand what accidents and incidents are (including near misses) and how they are caused |
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Understand the reasons for reporting and investigating accidents and incidents |
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Be able to carry out an accident investigation at work and recommend improvements to prevent it happening again |
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Understand the main legal requirements, including the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). |
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Course objectives, contents and background |
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Definitions and possible outcomes, costs of failures |
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Internal and external reporting requirements, including what needs to be reported under RIDDOR and how |
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How accidents happen - immediate and underlying causes |
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Purposes of accident investigation |
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Deciding which accidents should be investigated |
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Investigation techniques, including evidence gathering (observation, examining, documents and interviewing) and report writing |
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Identification of actions required to prevent recurrence |
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