Accident Investigation

Getting the business benefits

Accidents at work are very costly, both in direct compensation and loss of production and in the damage that is done to employee and public 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. It is based on a number of real accidents and includes a practical exercise to allow the participants to practise the investigation skills taught on the course.

Who should attend?

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.

What skills and information will they learn?

After successfully completing this course, participants will:

• Understand what accidents and incidents are (including near misses) and how they are caused
• Understand the reasons for reporting and investigating accidents and incidents
• Be able to carry out an accident investigation at work and recommend improvements to prevent it happening again
• Understand the main legal requirements, including the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).

Course content

Introduction

• Course objectives, contents and background

Accidents and incidents

• Definitions and possible outcomes, costs of failures

Accident reporting

• Internal and external reporting requirements, including what needs to be reported under RIDDOR and how

Accident causation

• How accidents happen - immediate and underlying causes

Accident investigation

• Purposes of accident investigation
• Deciding which accidents should be investigated
• Investigation techniques, including evidence gathering (observation, examining, documents and interviewing) and report writing
• Practical accident investigation exercise, based on real accident scenario
• Identification of actions required to prevent recurrence

Course information and how to book

This one day course is offered in-house and can be customised to include your own internal accident reporting procedures. The course costs £1,500 + VAT for up to 16 participants, a cost of £94 + VAT per head for a full course. Customisation starts from £350 per course.

If you need any further details, please call us on +44 (0)20 7240 3388 or email sally@system-concepts.com

What did previous participants think?

A knowledgeable instructor with a good varied industrial background to draw on.

Very approachable and explained things well. Content was at good level, i.e. not too complicated but not too basic.

The course was sensibly structured by setting the scene first before getting into the investigation. Good practical exercises.

Very friendly, relaxed, knowledgeable and experienced.

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