Define reactive monitoring.
Accidents / incidents investigated to find out what went wrong and identify actions to prevent occurrence. The use of accident stats to ID trends and patterns.
Define active monitoring.
Existing conditions are inspected to identify and correct sub-standard conditions before incident occurs.
What is systematic monitoring?
Planned / regular examination of standards in a workplaces a matter of routine.
ID the purpose of workplace inspections.
To ensure that control measures are operating effectively and that they are appropriate to the current conditions in the workplace.
What is a safety inspection?
INSPECTION - Routine examination of workplaces carried out by a competent person.
What is a safety tour?
TOUR - High profile inspection carried out by a group of people including managers.
Why are checklists used in inspections?
Consistent / systematic / comprehensive approach to checking all elements of an inspection.
What should the intro part of an inspection report contain?
- Set the scene
- Outline what report is about
- The aim of the report
- Where and when inspection took place
- who did the inspection
What is the prime purpose of an accident investigation?
To find the cause with the intention of preventing a occurrence.
What are the four elements of the investigation process?
- Gather factual information about event
- Analyse the information, identify immediate / root cause
- ID suitable control measures
- Plan remedial actions
Identify the categories of staff who might be consulted during an accident investigation.
- Immediate manager of the injured person
- Member of management
- Safety representative
- Safety officer
- Engineer / tech expert if needed
List the type of docs that might be consulted during an accident investigation.
- Maintenance records
- Risk assessments
- Safe systems of work
- Permits to work
- Medical records
- Training records
- HSC meeting minutes
What are the two categories of immediate case of accidents / incidents?
UNSAFE ACTS
UNSAFE CONDITIONS
Who is initially responsible for reporting accidents and safety related incidents?
- Injured party or employees involved
- Line manager / supervisor
What is the purpose of analysing all information about accidents?
- To ID underlying causes of accidents
- Provide info about trends and patterns
To whom do results of accident investigations have to be communicated?
- Person involved
- His / her manager
- Safety Rep
- Senior manager
- HS Committee
- Reportable incidents to relevant agency
