Incident analysis employee information

D3. How do inspections use information discovered through the baseline hazards analysis, job hazard analysis, accident/incident analysis, employee concerns, sampling results, etc. ... 

An incident analysis team prevents the recurrence of similar incidents. The team should always be thoroughly trained on what to do and what not to do. They must understand the importance of this tool that helps eliminate all incidents. Attitude plays a large role in the abiUty to reach the root cause. For example, if our reaction is to get angry and point a finger, the employees will not volunteer information freely. Under these circumstances, the root cause may elude the analysis team. Any lost time in eliminating a hazard places workers at risk. 

Conducting an incident analysis is precipitated by care about employee health and safety. The analysis is not a means to find fault, punish anyone, or cover up information. By reacting quickly to incidents and taking time to ensure they are analyzed thoroughly and objectively, the importance of safety is shown. It is important to use good interpersonal skills to eUminate negative perceptions. 

The register should coutaiu iDformation as to how and where the hazard was identified. Typically this will be a hazards analysis, but the information may come from other sources such as incident investigations or employee observations. 

Recommended preventive actions should make it very difficult, if not impossible, for the incident to recur. The investigative report should list all the ways to foolproof the condition or activity. Considerations of cost or engineering should not enter in at this stage. The primary purpose of incident investigations is to prevent future occurrences. Beyond this immediate purpose, the information obtained through the investigation should be used to update and revise the inventory of hazards, and/or the program for hazard prevention and control. For example, the Job Safety Analysis should be revised and employees retrained to the extent that it fully refiects the recommendations made by an incident report. Implications from the root causes of the accident need to be analyzed for their impact on all other operations and procedures [6]. 

The first step to develop in-house training is to identify training needs. Employees can provide information on training needs by answering questions about job concerns and safety incidents. Other methods include conducting a job hazard/process analysis or other type of analysis... 

An occupational injury is defined as any personal injury sustained by an employee dinring the course of work. All occupational injuries, regardless of their severity, should be reported by an employee to his or her supervisor immediately after the incident. The form used for reporting accidents and injuries should be simple but informative (Figures 1-7 and 1-8). Enough information should be secured from both the injured employee and the supervisor to permit proper analysis of the accident, even at a much later date. 

Process safety information Compliance audits Process hazard analysis Incident investigation Operating procedures Employee participation Training... 

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