Accident Investigation

Analysis of “Accident” experience

Accident Investigation

George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE OF GEORGE’S WORK HERE Analysis of “Accident” experience Many organisations analyse their “Accident” experience in the hope of gaining insight into how to prevent their problems. Most organisations will not have sufficient serious “Accident” experience to make statistically significant determinations. 1. Damage to people at work has a number of [...]

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The Psychology of Safety

Accident Investigation

The Psychology of Safety Great article by David Carter from his blog Safety Success Extract: It seems that Safety Professionals are perpetually perplexed during incident investigations.  When looking at the events that lead to injury, it is frequently very easy to see the point in time at which the injured employee made a conscious decision [...]

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Motor Vehicle Accident Photos

Accident Investigation

Truck, Crane and Car Accident Pictures This website, TRUCKSIPLLS.COM  is devoted to odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things spilled on the road by trucks and accidents involving passenger cars and crane roll overs. Here are a few more examples and there are heaps more on their website: Technorati Tags: accident photos, car accident, truck accident

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Accident Investigation

Accident Investigation

George’s Safety Reflections – see George’s Website www.ohschange.com.au Accident investigation summary The term accident is an emotionally laden term that implies blame. I prefer to use the term personal damage occurrence. Summary of the personal damage occurrence investigation process Provide first-aid and medical care to injured persons and make the site safe Ensure Emergency Response [...]

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The Diploma of OHS – Class of 2011

Accident Investigation

The Diploma of OHS – Class of 2011 Honeywell Safety (previously Sperian Protection) and Victoria University (VU) joined forces to provide an opportunity for a group of Diploma of OHS students to have a hands-on approach in the investigation of a mock (confined space) incident. The students from VU Werribee campus were completing the Diploma [...]

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Near Miss or Near Hit

Accident Investigation

Near Miss or Near Hit One of the Great Misnomers of Nomenclature in Safety. A very difficult one for most organisations to get their heads around. Do we report, don’t we report, do we just ignore it? This article is probably the best I have ever seen on the subject and well worth a read. [...]

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Accidental Accidents

Accident Investigation

Had an Accident while Reconstructing an Accident? Spare a thought for the poor actors who have accidents while reconstructing accidents for claims advertisements and safety training videos Technorati Tags: Accident Investigation, accidents, incidents

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Free Accident Investigation Software

Accident Investigation

On Safe Lines has released version 3 of our Accident Investigation and Management software AIM. What’s new in this version: You can now add images and attachments to accident reports. The option to a add hyper-links to accident reports. Three level security. Cosmetic layout improvements. AIM can be tried free for the first 10 accident [...]

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Incident Investigations – An Integral Component of a Safety Culture

Accident Investigation

Incident Investigations: An Integral Component of a Safety Culture When any type of safety incident, accident, near-miss, or hazard is identified, it is important that the proper reporting procedures are followed in a timely manner. This information is provided by Summit Safety Technologies – they produce some of the highest quality, cost effective training materials [...]

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