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A practical guide to accident and incident investigation
Effective investigations help safety leaders reduce the real costs of accidents, from lost time and operational disruption to damage to equipment, products and reputation.
Accidents and incidents don’t happen in isolation. Behind every event are decisions, conditions and pressures that made sense to the people involved at the time.
This guide follows the investigation stages set out in the HSE’s Investigating accidents and incidents (HSG245), but places greater emphasis on human factors and current thinking on accident causation. It also highlights the iterative nature of both investigation and risk assessment. It is not a replacement for official HSE guidance, so readers should continue to refer to HSG245 and the HSE website for full regulatory detail.
To download the RoSPA guide to Accident and Incident Investigation, submit your details in the form below and you will receive an email with the link.
What you'll gain from this accident investigation guide
This guide will help your move beyond surface-level causes to understand:
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What to do immediately after an accident
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How to gather evidence without hindsight bias
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Techniques for analysing information objectively
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How to identify controls that genuinely work in practice.
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