Transcription of HOW TO INVESTIGATE AN ACCIDENT - ASSESS RISK
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HOW TO INVESTIGATE ANACCIDENTWhen investigating an ACCIDENT you should be concerned withtrying to identify the route cause of the ACCIDENT , not justthe obvious cause: For example: ACCIDENT : Teacher falls down a set of stairsObvious Case: The treads on the stairs are wornRoot Cause: There is no maintenance system in placeThere is no system for inspection of thepremisesThere is a lack of a management systemprogrammeAn ACCIDENT investigation that does not seek to identify theroute cause in not a complete ACCIDENT investigation should be carried out byindividuals that are competent to do so.
The accident scene should be inspected as soon as possible after the accident. Particular attention should be given to the following to see if any of them had a bearing on the
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