workplace investigation 2012 webinar
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Workplace Investigation Fundamentals
April 19, 2012
Presented by: Kathleen Collins, Health and Safety Manager at Drake International
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Introduction
• Workplace Investigation Initiation
• Preparation & Practice for Occurrences
• Conducting Investigations
• Critical Injury Response
• Documentation & Data Analysis
• Corrective Actions & Learning
Workplace Investigation Initiation
Workplace investigations are conducted when the following occur:
1.Near-Miss 2.Incident 3.Accident
Near-Miss
What defines a Near-Miss Incident?
– Occupational event that is unplanned and unexpected within reason
– Has potential to cause an accident or incident
– Workplace damage, or injury /illness causing harm to an individual
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EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:Almost slipping on a wet floorAlmost slipping on a wet floor
Incident
What constitutes a workplace Incident?
– Unplanned and unexpected
– Results in NO lost time
– Results in NO injury
– Results in property loss that involves occupational hazards (uncontrolled hazards)
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EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:Material and floor damage as a result Material and floor damage as a result
of a wet floorof a wet floor
Accident
Defining a workplace Accident:
– Occupational accident that is unplanned and unexpected
– Results in an injury/illness and/or property loss
– Involved occupational hazards that are uncontrolled
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EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE:Worker slipping and falling on wet floor, Worker slipping and falling on wet floor,
breaking an arm as result of trying to break breaking an arm as result of trying to break their fall. their fall.
Preparation & Practiced for Occurrences
Prior to an Occurrence:
Prepared Investigation Procedure Response Team Prepared MaterialEnvironmental AwarenessAwareness & Response to Hazards & Controls
Conducting Investigations
You want to determine contribution and/or causation of the following:
People:
•You need to determine insight from what happened
•Determine their thought-process in the investigation
Equipment:
•How is it being used/operated?
• What is the maintenance schedule?
Conducting Investigations
You want to determine contribution and/or causation of the following:
Material:
•How long has it been there?
•How is it used and who uses it?
Environment :
•Is the workplace layout suitable for the type of work
•What about the sounds, temperature, traffic?
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Conducting Investigations
You want to determine contribution and/or causation of the following:
Process:
•What is the size of the company?
•What are the jobs and their tasks?
•What are the standards and procedures?
•Training schedule?
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Conducting Investigations
When Investigating an Accident….
Understand the Equipment, Material, Environment, and Process
Prior to interviewing people…Understanding the mechanic aspects of the occurrence first
will guide you to understand the human factor
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Conducting Investigations
At the Scene:
•No chance of reoccurrence•Gain insight of layout and function •Account for all workers•Account for actual and possible contributing hazards and controls •Take pictures, and obtain drawing and documentation •Appraise and account for any physical damage
Conducting Investigations
Witness Statements:
•Arrange for Individual Interviews
•Separate Witnesses
•Witness re-account occurrence
•Arrange for support systems
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Conducting Investigations
Nature of injury:
•Understand and describe sustain injury(s)
•Understand if there are pre-existing conditions
•Measure the impact of the loss
Critical Injury Response
What is a Critical Injury?•Places life in jeopardy
•Produces unconsciousness
•Results in substantial loss of blood
•Involves the fracture of a limb
•Involves amputation of a limb
•Consists of burns to major parts of the body
•Loss of eye sight
•Hospital stay of more than two days
Critical Injury Response
• Seek Medical attention immediately
• Notify Leadership Teams or Senior Management immediately
• Notify appropriate authorities
• Be prepared to deal with Media
• Investigate with authorities
• Report
Documentation & Analysis
Finalize your report and determine
Document and Analysis
Documentation Findings:
•Root Cause
•Real or underlying cause(s) of an event
•Immediate Causes
•Apparent/obvious cause(s) of injury
•Contributing factors Involved in an accident
Documentation and Analysis
Contains:
•A description of the accident
•The consequences
•The causes, especially root and underlying
•Recommended corrective actions
Corrective Actions & Learning
• Sustainable Solutions
• Learn from mistakes and prevent re-occurrences
• Communicate with your team
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416-216-1088
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Thank You for Attending For Questions please contact Kathleen Collins
416-216-1088
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