Incident Investigation
Learning objectives
- Recognize the purpose and benefits of an incident investigation.
- Identify common practices to follow and information to be gathered during an investigation.
- Describe documenting and reporting responsibilities.
- Recognize the importance of and common practices for determining root cause.
- Discuss the importance of implementing corrective actions.
Course overview
The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize employees with the common procedures of conducting an incident investigation, specifically an incident involving an injury. The crux of why incident investigation is critical is to implement corrective actions to prevent further incidents.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 40 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English , Spanish
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Investigation
- Documentation
- Root Cause
- Corrective Action
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials - 1910.119(m) (1) Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals