Investigation procedure

The initial incident report is very important. This document captures the initiator s firsthand knowledge of what occurred in the moments after the specific event. Example 5-2, Sample Toller Initial Incident Report, is an example of the data that should be documented as soon as possible. Note that it should be modified using the company s management system procedure and incident investigation procedure, which should describe the type of data needed, and level of detail desired. 

Is there a written reporting and investigation procedure for accidents, near misses, damage occurrence and potential hazards ... 

Failure investigation procedure Nonconforming material review procedure Customer complaints procedure Quality system document change procedure Specification change procedure Maintenance procedures... 

Division A revised its near-miss investigation procedure after last January s incident. 

Accident investigation Procedures - to e aluatc any EHS accidents that occur, with the focus on prevention of a recurrence... 

The complexity of the problem of hemoglobin heterogeneity has made It necessary to use rather advanced biochemical Investigative procedures. Many analyses require advanced protein chemical techniques. The second part of this review describes some of these methods. 

A comparison of two compendia on methodology, Moulton et al. (1978) with Spielman and Brand (1995), illustrates the refinements of investigative procedures. 

Initially, the literature is searched for relevant data on the substance (physical-chemical properties, thermodynamics, incidents, case studies, and so forth). If insufficient data are available, the usual case, a systematic investigation procedure comprising three main subjects must be initiated for the material in question. 

Informed Consent Voluntary authorization, given to the physician by the patient, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures and medical and surgical treatment. [NIH]... 

Reviewing the incident investigation management system for opportunities to improve the actual investigation procedures... 

The selected team initially established a specific plan of investigation procedures for this occurrence. This strategy session listed priorities and necessary actions to ensure that all required information was obtained in a prompt manner. Needless delays in evidence collection were avoided by the use of this plan which helped to accelerate the rebuilding/restarting of the catalyst preparation area. 

Ad Hoc Investigation— An incident investigation fashioned from the immediately available information and concerns. Typically, the ad hoc investigation is performed whenever there are no prior investigation procedures. A synonym to ad hoc is unsystematic. 

An excellent attempt to formalize such an investigative procedure has been presented by Richardson (2) who summarized hazards analysis as essentially an accident investigation before it happens. ... 

As described earlier in this chapter, there are now several published guidelines and guidances that effectively outline the laboratory investigation process. These guidances have several steps in common that can be included, in part or completely, in a firm s OOS investigation procedure. 

Regardless of the method of investigation used for any incident, there are some mandatory OSHA requirements. The OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard focuses on incidents that could reasonably have resulted or actually had resulted in a catastrophic release of highly hazardous chemicals. A major requirement is having a procedure that the employer can quickly implement. Here are a few considerations for an incident investigation procedure that addresses the major points of the PSM standard. 

Sodium picosulphate is similar and is also used to evacuate the bowel for investigative procedures and surgery. 

Senna, available as a biologically standardised preparation, is widely used to relieve constipation emd to empty the bowel for investigative procedures and surgery. It acts in 8-12 h. 

When considering OOS investigation procedures for clinical supplies, manufacturers must keep certain basic principles in mind. Those basic principles include ... 

The Bundesbodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) [19] and the Bundesbodenschutz-Verordnung (BBodSchV) [20] do not explicitly specify any method for the biological investigation of soils. The indicated methods cover chemical and physical parameters that are listed in Annex I of the BBodSchutzV, Point 3 (investigation procedures). 

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