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Format: 1 online resource (xxvii, 244 pages) : , illustrations

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 9781003220091 , 1003220096 , 9781000569179 , 1000569179 , 9781000569148 , 1000569144

Content: "This book provides an effective reference source for the readers involved in investigation workplace accidents and high potential near miss incidents in a single volume. It will an ideal text for professionals and graduate students in the fields of ergonomics, human factors, occupational health and safety"--

Note: Preface Acknowledgements About the Author PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Objective 1.2 Workplace Injury and Death Statistics 1.3 Concepts Explained 1.4 Safety 1.5 Proactive Safety versus Reactive Safety 1.6 Occupational Hygiene〈BR〉1.7 Accident 1.8 Injury 1.9 Injury versus Accident 1.10 Injury Severity Luck Factor 1.11 Unintended Loss 1.12 Accident versus Incident 1.13 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)〈BR〉1.14 Hierarchy of Control 1.15 Safety Management System (SMS) Controls 1.16 Accident Causation 1.17 Accident Immediate Causes 1.18 Accident Root Causes 1.19 Accident and Near Miss Incident Investigation 1.20 Conclusion〈BR〉Chapter 2 The Philosophy of Safety 2.1 Workplace Health and Safety 2.2 Management Function 2.3Safety Authority, Responsibility and Accountability 2.4 Management Leadership〈BR〉2.5 Upstream Health and Safety Management Systems (SMS) 2.6 Pre-contact 2.7 Contact 2.8 Post Contact 2.9 Accident Ratio 2.10 Near Miss Incidents 2.11 Interruptions〈BR〉2.12 Legal Requirements 2.13 Lessons Learned Chapter 3 Accidental Loss Causation Theories 3.1 Accident Causation 3.2 Traditional Cop-outs〈BR〉3.3 Accidents are Complex Events 3.4 No Single Cause 3.5 Domino Accident Sequence 3.6 Accident Causation Theories 3.7 Heinrich's Domino Accident Sequence 3.8 Frank E. Bird's Updated Domino Accident Sequence〈BR〉3.9 NOSA's Updated Domino Accident Sequence 3.10 The Human Factors Theory 3.11 The Epidemiological Theory 3.12 The Systems Theory 〈BR〉3.13 Functional Resonance Accident Model (FRAM) 3.14 The Combination Theory 3.15 Multiple Causation Theory 3.16 Single Event Theory 3.17 The Petersen's Accident / Incident Theory〈BR〉3.18 Energy Release Theory 3.19 Swiss Cheese Model 3.20 The Symptoms versus Causes Theory 3.21 The Pure Chance Theory 3.22 Cause, Effect and Control of Accidental Loss〈BR〉3.23 Accident Proneness Theory 3.24 Purpose of Accident Investigation 3.25 Investigation Following the Logical Sequence Accident Investigation Method〈BR〉3.26 Root Causes Analysis 3.27 Remedial Measures 3.28 Summary Chapter 4 Traditional Accident Investigation 4.1 Who Messed Up? 4.2 Punitive Actions 4.3 The Safety Fear Factor〈BR〉4.4 Fact Finding and not Fault-Finding 4.5 Cover-ups 4.6 Cop-outs 4.7 Why Accidents and Near Miss Incidents are not Reported 4.8 Historic Restraints 4.9 Paradigms 4.10 Safety Culture 4.11 Summary〈BR〉Chapter 5 The Politics of Accident Investigations 5.1 Stumbling Block 5.2 Opening a Can of Worms 5.3 Blame Game 5.4 Looking Good 5.5 Measures of a Safe Workplace〈BR〉5.6 Safety Records 5.7 Legal Action 5.8 Shifting the Responsibility 5.9 Results of Conflicting Interests 5.10 Fixing the Problem, not the Person 5.11 Conclusion〈BR〉PART TWO ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION METHODOLOGY Chapter 6 Objective of Accident Investigation 6.1 A Systematic Review 6.2 Legal Requirement 6.3 Safety Culture〈BR〉6.4 What Occurred? 6.5 Events 6.6 Timeline 6.7 Evidence 6.8 System Failure 6.9 Worker Failure 6.10 Fixing the Workplace, Not the Worker! 6.11 Fix the Problem 6.12 Following up〈BR〉6.13 Conclusion Chapter 7 Nominated Accident Investigators 7.1 Management's Responsibility 7.2 A Joint Approach 7.3 Management Training 7.4 External Experts〈BR〉7.5 Health and Safety Representatives 7.6 Potential for Loss 7.7 Investigation Committee 7.8 Experience 7.9 Knowledge 7.10 Management Skills 7.11 Guidelines 7.12 Investigators must be Competent!〈BR〉7.13 Conclusion Chapter 8 Problem-solving Methods 8.1 Basic Problem-solving Steps 8.2 The Fishbone Diagram Method 8.3 Fault Tree Analysis 8.4 The Why Method〈BR〉8.5 Who, What, When, How, Where and Why? 8.6 The Five Step Problem-solving Technique 8.7 The Brainstorming Method 8.8 Problem-solving Skills 8.9 Conclusion Chapter 9 Rules of Accident Investigation〈BR〉9.1 Objective 9.2 Do Fact-finding -- Not Fault-finding! 9.3 Delve Deeper 9.4 Look at Both Sides of the Coin 9.5 More Information 9.6 Face Value 9.7 Witnesses 9.8 Prejudge〈BR〉9.9 Jumping to Conclusions 9.10 Potential for Loss 9.11 Look Beyond the Injured Person 9.12 Perception of Others 9.13 Communication Skills 9.14 Factual Information〈BR〉9.15 Rumors 9.16 Time 9.17 Conclusion Chapter 10 Designing an Accident Investigation Report Form 10.1 A Guide 10.2 Check Boxes 10.3 Type of Event 10.4 Injury Severity〈BR〉10.5 General Information 10.6 Damage 10.7 Description 10.8 Energy Exchanges 10.9 Photos 10.10 Costing 10.11 Risk Assessment 10.12 Immediate Accident Causes 10.13 Root Causes〈BR〉10.14 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 10.15 Witnesses 10.16 Remedies (Control Measures) 10.17 Follow up 10.18 Signatures 10.19 Investigation Close Off 10.20 Conclusion〈BR〉Chapter 11 Accident Site Inspection 11.1 The Starting Point 11.2 Securing the Site 11.3 Investigators' Caution 11.4 Source of Information 11.5 Gathering Evidence〈BR〉11.6 Environmental Conditions 11.7 Photos and Sketches 11.8 Diagrams 11.9 People 11.10 Documented Evidence 11.11 Site Revisited 11.12 Workplace Standards 11.13 Conclusion〈BR〉Chapter 12 Interview Guidelines and Interviewing Techniques 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Interview versus Interrogation 12.3 Suitable Location 12.4 Interview Guidelines〈BR〉12.5 Types of Witnesses 12.6 Victims 12.7 Colleagues 12.8 Experts 12.9 Question Techniques 12.10 Accident Reconstruction 12.11 Conclusion Chapter 13 Documentation Review〈BR〉13.1 Introduction 13.2 Standards 13.3 Procedures 13.4 Training 13.5 Policies 13.6 Audit Reports 13.7 Inspection Reports 13.8 Maintenance Records 13.9 Past Experience〈BR〉13.10 Past Events 13.11 Near Miss Incidents 13.12 Witness Statements 13.13 Incident Recall 13.14 Conclusion PART THREE INVESTIGATING AND ANALYZING THE EVENT Chapter 14 The Logical Sequence Accident Investigation Method (Cause, Effect and Control)〈BR〉14.1 Introduction 14.2 The Domino Effect 14.3 A Basic Loss Causation (Accident) Sequence 14.4 The Logical Sequence Accident Investigation Method 14.5 Remedial Risk Control Measures〈BR〉14.6 Conclusion Chapter 15 Determining the Losses 15.1 Using the Logical Sequence Accident Investigation Method 15.2 Logical Starting Point 15.3 Risk Assessment 15.4 Losses〈BR〉15.5 Types of Losses 15.6 Direct Losses (Insured Losses) 15.7 Injury Classifications 15.8 Indirect Losses (Uninsured Losses) 15.9 Totally Hidden Losses 15.10 Conclusion Chapter 16 Identifying the Exposures, Impacts and Energy Exchanges 16.1 Cause of Loss 16.2 Agency〈BR〉16.3 Agency Part 16.4 Exposure, Impact or Energy Exchange, Terminology 16.5 Common Classifications of Injury Causing Exposures or Impacts 16.6 Fatal Statistics〈BR〉16.7 Conclusion Chapter 17 Immediate Cause Analysis -- High-risk Behaviors (Unsafe Acts) 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Human Failure 17.3 Other Failures 17.4 Errors 17.5 Other Types of Errors〈BR〉17.6 Error Chain 17.7 Categories of High-risk Behaviors (Unsafe Acts) 17.8 Immediate Cause Analysis -- High-risk Behavior Chapter 18 Immediate Cause Analysis -- High-risk Conditions (Unsafe Conditions)〈BR〉18.1 Hazards 18.2 Hazard Modes 18.3 Hazard versus Risk 18.4 Hazard Ranking 18.5 High-risk Workplace Conditions (Unsafe Conditions)〈BR〉18.6 Safety Management System Standards 18.7 Categories of High-Risk Workplace Conditions 18.8 Conclusion Chapter 19 Root Cause Analysis -- Personal (Human) Factors〈BR〉19.1 Introduction 19.2 Precursors to Immediate Causes of Accidents 19.3 Root Causes of Accidents 19.4 Root Cause Analysis 19.5 Personal (Human) Factors〈BR〉19.6 Inadequate Physical Capability 19.7 Inadequate Mental (Cognitive) Capability 19.8 Lack of Knowledge 19.9 Health and Safety Training 19.10 Lack of Skill〈BR〉19.11 Stress, Depression and Anxiety 19.12 Improper Motivation 19.13 Conclusion Chapter 20 Root Cause Analysis -- Job (Organizational, Engineering or Workplace) Factors〈BR〉20.1 Introduction 20.2 Precursors to Accident Immediate Causes 20.3 Root Causes of Accidents 20.4 Root Cause Analysis 20.5 Root Cause Analysis -- Job (Organizational, Engineering or Workplace) Factors〈BR〉20.6 Inadequate Leadership or Supervision 20.7 Inadequate Engi

Additional Edition: Print version: McKinnon, Ron C. Practical guide to effective workplace accident investigation Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2022] ISBN 9781032054445

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

DOI: 10.1201/9781003220091

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