1. SAFE 101 NSC Chapter 10

2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

3. Incident Investigation, Analysis & Cost
Classify Incident Data
Conduct the Analysis
Use the Analysis

4. DEFINITION REVIEW Accident Incident Near-miss incident
Accident vs. Incident
Incident
Incident vs. Near-Miss
Near-miss incident
Unintentional injury

5. Incident/Injury Type Property Damage vs. Injury Injury Types Incident
First Aid
Recordable
Loss Time
Fatality

6. Incident Prevention Hazard Identification of all work areas
Study of all operating systems & controls
- Methods, practices & administrative controls
Education, Instruction, Training
Incident Investigation & Analysis
Implementation of changes to control hazards
Program follow-up and evaluation

7. THE INVESTIGATOR Supervisor SHE professional
Responsible for the actions of the employees
Can receive help in the investigation
SHE professional
Safety committee/Special Investigator

8. What will you need to do an investigation?
Socrative Room

9. What Should Be In The “Investigation Kit”
Camera equipment First aid kit
Tape recorder Gloves
Tape measure Large envelopes
High visibility tape Report forms
Scissors Graph paper
Scotch tape
Sample containers with labels
Personal protective equipment
Items specific to your worksite
These are some common items for a kit. What else might be useful? Anything from specific types of businesses that might be needed?

13. TEAM RACE
SOCRATIVE ROOM

14. What questions would you ask in an Incident Investigation?
SOCRATIVE ROOM

15. MINIMUM DATA REQUIRED Employer characteristics
Company, Size, Work Location, Date, Time
Employee characteristics
Name, Age, Sex, Marital Status
Injury characteristics
Left/Right, Part of Body, Cut/Bruise/Broken/Pain
Narrative description
Events before, during and after incident

20. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Behavioral vs. Policy/Procedural vs. Nature
The hierarchy of hazard controls are, in order of decreasing effectiveness:
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering
Administration
Personal protective equipment

24. Incident Investigation and Analysis
ACCIDENT COST ESTIMATION
INSURED
Direct
Costs paid by WC for an employee injury
UNINSURED
Indirect
Costs taken on by the employer

27. The “Accident Weed” Hazardous Conditions Practices Root Causes
Missing guard
Horseplay
Poor housekeeping
Ignored safety rules
Defective tools
Didn’t follow procedures
Equipment failure
Did not report hazard
No MSDS’s
Don’t know how
Purchasing unsafe equipment
Poor work procedures
Lack of supervision
No follow-up/feedback
Rules not enforced
Lack of Training
Lack of safety leadership
Poor safety management
Poor safety leadership
Root Causes

31. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
HANDOUT

32. Scenario
An employee David Brewer, 37 of Pittsburgh,PA falls through an opening in a floor during a construction project. When you arrive to the scene, the person has been removed by medical professionals. Who do you need to talk to and what information do you need to complete your report?