Incident Investigation and Reporting Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of an incident investigation?
Answer: Identify root causes and contributing factors to prevent recurrence
The primary purpose is identifying root causes to implement corrective actions preventing recurrence.
What should be the FIRST action when an incident occurs?
Answer: Ensure safety of all personnel, provide first aid, and secure the scene
First priority is ensuring safety, providing first aid, and securing the scene to preserve evidence.
Why is root cause analysis superior to identifying only the immediate cause?
Answer: RCA identifies underlying systemic failures while immediate causes are surface-level triggers
RCA looks beyond triggers to find systemic failures that would prevent similar incidents if corrected.
What OSHA recordkeeping requirements apply to incident reporting?
Answer: Fatalities within 8 hours; hospitalizations, amputations, or eye losses within 24 hours
OSHA requires fatalities within 8 hours and hospitalizations, amputations, eye losses within 24 hours.
What is the 5 Whys technique?
Answer: Repeatedly asking why to drill from immediate cause to root cause
Repeatedly asking why to progressively uncover deeper causation until the root cause is found.
Why should near misses be investigated with the same rigor as injuries?
Answer: They reveal the same systemic weaknesses and allow fixing hazards before harm occurs
Near misses share the same root causes as injuries. The only difference is chance.