How To Investigate An Accident

(12 min.) Industrial accidents occur every day. Some are major with injuries to workers and damage to property, but most are minor and don't involve time loss, medical care or repairs to property. This program explains the basics of accident investigation and the benefits of investigating every accident, regardless of its size or severity and why this policy is an essential part of your overall safety program.

Topics included in this safety video are: accidents, non-injury accidents and injury accidents, accident prevention and accident investigation, minimum data elements that should be included in any accident investigation report, employer characteristics, employee characteristics, narrative description of the accident itself, brief history of any preceding events that might have contributed to the accident, any other conditions, characteristics of the equipment associated with the accident, characteristics of the task performed at the time of the accident, time factors or the time of day the accident occurred, and the use and nature of preventative measures.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.