Accident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis Course

Our most popular class teaches the knowledge and skills required to lead a succesful root cause analysis over 2 days. Apply our interactive, scenario based RCA method to real world problems and benefit from instructor mentoring as you gain the knowledge, skills, tools, and confidence required to solve problems, reduce risk and improve performance.

Our 1-day classroom based, theory course introduces fundamentals of root cause analysis and will provide a range of tools and techniques which can be used to identify, understand, and solve everyday organisational problems.

Accident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis course provides delegates with extensive knowledge and skill to enable them to understand the various causes of accidents and the approaches of accident investigation, but also gives them an insight of the importance of finding out the initial, underlying and root causes of the accidents through various frameworks.

Through the Accident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis course re-occurrence of these accidents can be prevented by having a pro-active approach with new safety pre-cautions.

Objectives of course:

• State the Definition of an accident, incident and near miss

• Legal, moral and financial implications of accidents and incidents

• Those who have responsibility and authority in the workplace for the investigation of accidents/incidents

• What are the reasons why we conduct incident investigations?

• Deciding on an accident investigation team

• Accident investigation skills from immediate causes to in depth root cause analysis

• Human Error as part of the incident

• Methodology for report writing and documentation

• Practice skills by participation with and Accident scenario and investigate to root cause

Accident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis is one of our popular courses with 97% highly recommending this course. During the course delegates are provided with a number of handouts, and classroom activities to role play various scenarios that delegates may face at their workplaces. The aim is to ensure delegates are fully aware of the steps involved in an efficient accident investigation.

Our Accident Investigation trainers all come from different backgrounds such as Professional Medic, Ex-Military, Mountain Rescue, Industry and are very educated with certificates in NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc. With their knowledge and experience in this field they are able to share their experienced into the delivery of the course and give valuable advice of the do’s and don’ts.

Successful completion of this course delegates are provided with an Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis certificate.

Upon completion the delegates will have an understanding of:

• The definition of accident, incident and near miss

• Legal, moral and financial implications of accidents and incidents

• Those who have responsibility and authority in the workplace for the investigation of accidents/incidents

• What are the reasons why we conduct accident investigations

• Overview of general workplace hazards which are often responsible for workplace accidents

• Human error

• Deciding on an accident investigation team

• Accident investigation skills from basic initial causes to in-depth root cause analysis

• Methodology for report writing and documentation

• Accident investigation scenario with delegate integration to complete an investigation, root cause analysis and accident report

• Lessons learned