Exam 12: Incident Investigation

Which analytic model,used in incident analysis,combines a fault tree with an event tree?

What incident investigation method can reveal unsafe conditions that may have contributed to the incident but not unsafe acts?

Read OH&S Notebook 12.3,Analysis of an Incident,and identify the human,situational,and/or environmental factors that contributed to the incident.

What different types of falls are considered under incident type classification?

The theory of normal incidents says that it is one normal incident that goes wrong that is at the heart of most incidents.

Define "incident investigation" and describe the aim and benefits of incident investigations.

Using the case at the end of the chapter as your source material,describe the concepts,methods,and personnel you would use to implement and perform an effective investigation of this incident.Use the domino theory or Swiss cheese model as your theoretical foundation to help you classify the causes and determine what can be done to ensure that incidents of this type do not occur in the future.In addition to writing up the foregoing,prepare a Supervisor's Accident/Incident Report (long form),filling in as much information as you can (similar forms to the example in the textbook can be downloaded from the Internet).

Who generally has primary responsibility for incident investigation?

Forklift trucks belong to what agent group?

What question should be asked when investigating situational factors contributing to an incident?

Which of the following is an optional procedure in conducting a re-enactment?

It is recommended that incidents be reported to a workers' compensation board,normally within three days

When using re-enactments as an investigative method,filming the witness is prohibited.

Personal factors should be included on the incident investigation form to assist in entry,recordkeeping,and analysis.

Explain how timing,severity,and legal requirements strongly influence incident investigations.

Read the following scenario and answer questions 21-25. On Friday, August 23, 2016, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday, August 20, 2016, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -What would be an example of the fourth level of defence from the Swiss cheese model,which might have prevented this fatality?

Which of the following personnel would NOT be responsible for incident investigation?

What is the key element in cognitive interviews that elicits more accurate information from eyewitnesses?

The theory of normal incidents would be more likely to be used in investigating incidents in what type of industry?

Read the following scenario and answer questions 21-25. On Friday, August 23, 2016, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday, August 20, 2016, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -Although possibly not a cause of the Toronto incident,what factor might explain a cognitive failure to reattach a safety tether/harness to a safety hook after moving from one floor to the next floor of a building under construction?