Leading indicators, incident investigation

Create a periodic audit system on the safety of operations and the state of the plant. Audit scope might be defined by such information as the hazard analysis, identified leading indicators of risk, and past incident/accident investigations. 

Monitor leading indicators using the Safety Scorecard Identify and report incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions Track accident investigations and store causal factor data Assign and manage corrective actions / Collaborate with multiple departments for incident resolution Monitor the status of tasks and projects Manage OSHA-recordable and other injury records... 

Be considered as a prime source for selecting leading indicators for safety management system improvement. Because—If incident investigation is done well, the reality of the technical, organizational, methods of operation, and cultural causal factors in the work system will be revealed. 

One of the most important observations has to do with a kick that had occurred just 2 months prior to the actual event This kick was a classic near-miss or leading indicator, yet no investigation was carried out, even though many of the people involved recognized its importance. Nor had a description of that earlier incident been effectively communicated to the leaders of the operations a month later. 

Analyses made of incident investigation reports can be a valuable resource in selecting and prioritizing leading indicators. If the... 

Why is it important to conduct thorough accident/incident investigations You can learn from accidents and incidents. Injuries are lagging indicators, in that they already happened. However, if we consider them in terms of the probability of similar future incidents and use what we learn from them to change our processes, then we are treating them as leading indicators. ... 

Also using MC-ICP-MS, Zeichner et al. investigated possible memory effects derived from shooting bullets [13], It was concluded that no mechanical or chemical method completely removes lead deposits from the barrels of firearms. That obviously makes the identification of bullets much more difficult, since the isotopic composition of a bullet fragment could be affected by those from bullets shot earlier from the same weapon. Still, the authors indicated that if the ammunition brands involved (bullets and primers) in a shoot-out incident differ significantly in their original isotopic composition, it should be possible to find out which ammunition or firearm was responsible for a particular gunshot entry. 

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