Accident Investigation and Analysis for Supervisors

It’s the law. WISHA requires employers to investigate all serious injuries and illnesses. Accident investigation training by Specialty Safety Services takes a simple and useful approach to a complicated process.

Supervisors and managers learn that Accident Investigation and Analysis is the best accident prevention tool "after the fact"
Participants learn a step-by-step method of how to determine the fundamental accident cause
Participants also learn how to create remedial action to prevent reoccurrence
Training will focus on the 4 major ingredients to any accident: People, Equipment, Material and Environment
Supervisors and managers will participate in an accident scenario and be asked to make an accident analysis based on conflicting information
Previous accident reports will be reviewed to demonstrate how proper investigation and analysis techniques can improve accident prevention efforts

Fatality Investigation for Key Personnel

Fatalities are WISHA’s primary focus in its accident investigation requirements. The on-the-job fatality is risk management’s worst-case scenario in occupational safety and health. Enough employees die or are killed in work-related injuries and illnesses that the on-the-job fatality is still the primary contingency of any accident prevention emergency planning training. Fortunately, fatalities occur infrequently. And they happen just infrequently enough that each devastating occurrence is like the very first.

Specialty Safety Services proposes to train key personnel in on-the-job fatality investigation procedures:

Activating your company’s emergency response plan - - review for accuracy and changes
Steps in securing the accident scene
Assisting police and county coroner
Notifying L & I – the 8 hour rule – weekends and holidays
Dealing with L & I jurisdiction over the workplace
How to document – photos, drawings, measurements
Interviewing witnesses – recording statements
Critical Incident Debriefing
WISHA citations and appeal