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policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsements by the U.S.

Government.

Certified Safety Construction

Business CB106

Presented By:

Construction Compliance

Training Center



Provide participants with the basic skills

necessary to conduct an effective accidentinvestigation in your workplace.

CB106 Accident Investigation

You will identify;

Primary Reasons, Benefits, and

Employer Responsibilities to

conducting an accident

investigation

Three Steps for an

Effective Investigation

Investigate and Analysis



The most important things in an accident are: When an accident happens, the most important

thing is taking care of the victim or victims.

◦

After that, the most important thing is findingthe causes of the accident.

◦ All of us, including employers, need help

and advice to identify the causes of

accidents.




Accidents also cause great economic losses

Lost efficiency due to break-up of crew.

Damage to tools and equipment.

Damage from accident due to fire, water,

chemicals, spills, crashes, etc. Loss of customers because products and

services are not provided.

Training costs for replacement worker.




What is an accident ? An unwanted, unplanned event

that causes injuries, illnesses, or

property damage.

What is an inc ident ?

An unwanted, unplanned event

that almost causes injuries,

illnesses, or property damage.




300 INCIDENTS

1

ACCIDENT

For each accident ,

• 300 incidents occurred, or

• you lost 300 chances to

prevent the accident!

If we are going to

prevent accidents,

we have to investigate theaccidents and the inc idents !




Unsafe Conditions

◦ Poorly maintained machinery or equipment.

◦ Defective or missing personal protective equipment.

◦ Unguarded machinery or equipment.

◦ Missing or inadequate

warnings or safety and health

signs.

◦ Lack of housekeeping.




Unsafe cts

◦ Conduct work operations

without prior training

◦ Block or remove safety

devices.◦ Clean, lubricate, or repair

equipment while its in

operation.

◦ Working without protection inhazardous places.




Investigate

Analyze

Report




Seal the accident area.

Interview witnesses.

Draw and take

measurements of the

accident area. Take samples.




Say what happened step-by-step.

Analyze the events with the 6 key questions:

◦ Who?

◦ What?

◦ When?

◦ Where?

◦ Why?

◦

How?

.

Who saw the crash?

What happened to the

brakes?

When did the brakes fail?

Where were the

replacement brakes?

Why wasn’t the mechanic

told?

How did the crash happen?




Say what happened.

Say which were the surface

causes.

Say which were the root

causes. Say what needs to be done

so the accident doesn’thappen again.




1 . Direct cause of injury

2. Surface causes of

accident

3. Root causes of the

accident

Accidents must be investigated and analyzed

from three different points of view:


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A harmful transfer of energythat produces injury or

illness.

The worker suffered twobroken legs when the

truck crashed into the

wall.

◦






Common conditions and behaviors that

ultimately result in an accident.

The company did not have a maintenance

program for its vehicles.




Weed out the causes of injuries and

illnesses

Inadequate training plan

No accountability policy No inspection policy

No discipline procedures

Outdated Procedures No orientation process

Inadequate training

Fails to enforce Lack of time

Inadequate labeling procedures

Cuts

Burns

Strains

Conditions Behaviors

Surface

Causes of the

Accident

Root Causes of the

Accident

Direct Causes of

Injury/Illness

- Accident Weed




Secure the accident scene

Collect facts about what happened

Develop the sequence of events

Determine the causes

Recommend

improvements

Write the report




Be ready when accidents happen

1. Write a clear policy statement.

2. Identify those authorized to notify

outside agencies (fire, police, etc.)

3. Designate those responsible toinvestigate accidents.

4. Train all accident investigators.

5. Establish timetables for conducting

the investigation and takingcorrective action.

6. Identify those who will receive the

report and take corrective action.



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requirements.

It is not the intent of the content developers to provide compliance-based training in this presentation, the intentis more to address hazard awareness in the construction industry, and to recognize the overlapping hazards

present in many construction workplaces.

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thorough review of the applicable standards, nor should discussion of “issues” or “concerns” be construed as a

prioritization of hazards or possible controls. Where opinions (“best practices”) have been expressed, it is

important to remember that safety issues in general and construction jobsites specifically will require a great

deal of site - or hazard-specificity - a “one size fits all” approach is not recommended, nor will it likely be very

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