This document provides guidance on accident reporting and investigation for a company. It defines an accident as an unplanned event that causes injury, death, or property damage. Near misses should also be investigated. The process for investigating accidents is outlined, including securing the scene, collecting witness statements immediately, interviewing those who saw what happened, and completing an investigation report form. The investigation aims to determine what happened, why, and how to prevent reoccurrences by reviewing risk assessments and procedures. Actions must be assigned and monitored to ensure effectiveness. Lessons learned will be discussed at safety meetings.

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Accident Reporting and
Investigation.
Presented by
H&S Officer name

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• Why Investigate Accident / Incidents ??
– Because – Legal requirement
– Because – Moral and Ethical reasons
– Because – We don’t want it to happen again
– And – So we can Stop it happening again

3. • Definition of an Accident
An unplanned event that may or may not cause
personal injury / death or damage to the
environment, property, plant or machinery.
• Also applies to the so called ‘ Near miss ‘ It is
still a deviation from the normal and therefore
requires investigation.
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• How do you do an investigation ?
Same as the police, Colombo, Frost etc...
• Where necessary, barrier off the area and stop anyone
from entering. Look for clues / evidence, take photo’s.
• Collect statements from the injured person(s)
immediately, their information is crucial. Witnesses
straight after injured person, before if injured person(s)
unconscious.
• Why immediately ??

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• Because they get whisked off to hospital AND
• You may not see them for weeks AND
• You may never see them again… ever AND
• May never get information that’s needed AND
• People change their stories
• Inform H&S Manager, there may be RIDDOR
Implications that need dealing with Immediately.
• Interview separately, any witnesses that SAW what
actually happened, get a signed and dated statement.

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• Then what ??
• Complete an Investigation Report Form.
Its been designed to help you find out
what happened, why it happened and
what we are going to do to stop it
happening again.
• Check the Risk Assessment.
• Why ?

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• Risk asssments may have missed
something, many R/A’s may be affected.
• Give you a chance to review the
Assessment – Procedures – Work
Instructions – Training.

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• Record the Immediate and Basic causes,
often called ‘ Root causes ‘.
• Record Actions to prevent re-occurrence,
could be a new guard,
replace tooling after so many hours,
a re-training issue.

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• Ensure everyone tasked with an action knows
what needs to be done, when by and to report
back to you when the Action has been done.
• Inform H&S if person is off work the next day,
could be Riddor reportable.
• If the Risk Assessment needs to be changed,
ensure all concerned are informed and training
records updated.

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• Monitor the situation to ensure all actions
are having the required effects………
Please remember … occasionally..
corrective actions can make the situation
worse.worse.
Your incident and investigation will beYour incident and investigation will be
discussed at the next safety meeting.discussed at the next safety meeting.

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• Any questions ……..