Incidents, reporting and analysis

Giles, S., Fletcher, M., Baker, M. and Thomson, R. 2006. Incident reporting and analysis, in Patient Safety Research into Practice, edited by K. Walshe and R. Boaden. Maidenhead Open University Press, 108-17. 

CIRAS (Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System) is a confidential reporting system modeled on ASRS and originally developed by the University of Strathclyde for use in the Scottish rail industry. 

Auditing and hazard identification Incident reporting and analysis Communications Task analysis and observation Dealing with emergencies Working with contractors Risk analysis Hazard control Industrial hygiene Specific hazard issues such as ... 

Incident reporting and analysis determines what happened during an incident, allowing the causes to then be eliminated. The overall goal is to prevent injuries and property damage by learning from our... 

Increase involvement. You can expect more participation in incident reporting and analysis if you involve workers in the actual correchon phase of the process. People will contribute more if they have a say in tiie outcome. Of course, management needs to approve and support the corrections recommended by the workforce. Workers know more than anyone else about what it will take to make environmental, behavioral, and personal... 

Periodic reviews Complete annual review of incident reporting and analysis processes... 

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