Global Safety Principles: Incident Investigation and Reporting


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
This course will provide an overview of incident investigation and reporting procedures. The incident investigation and reporting process helps to provide a safe working environment by determining the causes of a incidents, and then reporting them so that incidents can be prevented in the future. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by New Level Safety Limited, a professional services company specializing in corporate health and safety management. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

Target Audience
Supervisors, potential incident investigation team members, and employees involved in an incident investigation

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Global Safety Principles: Incident Investigation and Reporting

  • differentiate between the three cause levels of incidents
  • identify actions that take place during an investigation
  • identify recommended guidelines for interviewing witnesses
  • identify the two problem-solving techniques commonly used in an incident investigation
  • identify the four key elements included in an incident report
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_c86_sh_enus