1 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 101

2 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED Board Members 2 Board President Recorder Medical Officer Training SME Advisors Maintenance Officer Equipment SME Advisors Team Leadership Report Management Human Factors Team Materiel Factors Team

3 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED Timeline 3 D+1D+2 D+9D+11 StaffingOutbrief Typically the investigation takes 14 days (situation dependent) D+12D+14

4 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED “3W” Approach 4

5 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED 5 General Guidelines Maintain a note book – Useful to support discussions in Deliberations Record Anomalies – Discussed Daily and Tracked Review all records – Leave no stone unturned Safeguard information Refer media and Collateral Officer to President

6 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED Human Factors Team 6 Advise board of medical/human factors related to the cause(s) of the accident and recommendations for corrective action Ensure the human factors narrative and DA Form entries are completed for the technical report Review training records to establish: - Qualification - Currency - Experience Determine adequacy of planning, mission coordination, equipment, written standards, etc.

7 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED 7 Material Factors Team Determine if equipment failed and/or contributed to the accident Review unit's maintenance procedures and record discrepancies Ensure all maintenance/materiel factor requirements for the technical report are complete Supervise preparation and shipment of items selected for teardown/analysis

8 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED 8 Technical Advisors Provide subject matter expertise Assist in data analysis Coordinate assistance from manufacturer Complete a technical field report for final report

9 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED 9 Environmental Factors Meteorological –Clouds –Precipitation –Humidity –Pressure –Wind –Lightning –Sand/Dust Non-Meteorological –Vibration –Contaminants –Noise –Communications –Work space –Design elements or conditions Has to be unknown and unavoidable to be causal.

10 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED Witness Interviews 10 Not an interrogation (no interruptions) Use open ended questions Don’t lead the witness Focus on topics they have personal knowledge of Phrase questions to clarify points Avoid technical terms & negative body language

11 UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Director of Army Safety (ASO) & US Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) UNCLASSIFIED 11 Questions