Accident Investigation

Course Aim

This course aims to provide a good understanding of the accident investigation and root cause analysis process(RCA) through informative and involved discussion, case studies, group table-top exercises utilising and practicing the key methods and tools involved in RCA.

Course Content

• Understanding the need for investigation and root cause analysis
• Understanding legislative implications
• Safety management systems refresher
• Human failure overview
• Differentiating between systemic and human failure
• Using timelines to gain a broader perspective
• Establishing mutiple causation
• Using ‘five why’s’ to find deeper causes
• Using and collating information to understand causes
• Generating solutions to ‘cause safety.’

Aimed At

Anyone involved in a company’s near miss or incident investigation process, ideally with a pre-existing basic understanding of health and safety who may be called upon to review incidents and undertake investigation and RCA.