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Accident Investigation

Course Cost £250 +VAT
Duration 1 DAY
  • Course aims to equip participants with skills for effective accident investigation.
  • Understanding accidents, prevention techniques, and investigation principles.
  • Learn to determine causes of accidents, establish costs, and take corrective actions.
  • Course objectives include understanding accident causes, prevention, and legal reporting.
  • Delegates should be able to contribute effectively to accident investigations upon completion.

Overview

The Accident Investigation course aims to equip managers, supervisors, safety advisors, and assistants with the skills to participate in collating and analyzing information for successful accident investigations. Topics covered include understanding accidents, reporting requirements, prevention techniques, investigation principles, cost assessment, and corrective actions. By the end of the course, participants should understand accident causes in construction, accident prevention programs, legal reporting obligations, and how to contribute effectively to investigations.

Who should attend

Managers, Supervisors, Safety Advisors

Course Content

Course duration: 1 Day

Accident Investigation

Cost: £275 + VAT

Course Aims:

To provide managers, supervisors, safety advisors and those assisting in accident investigations with the knowledge to effectively participate in the collation
and analysis of relevant information to achieve positive results.

Introduction and Setting Course Objectives

Understanding Accidents

What is an accident? Understanding the difference between accidents and injuries. The
relationship between injuries, accidents, near misses etc. Understanding the difference
between hazards and risks in construction.

Accident and Ill-Health Reporting

Reportable accidents, notifiable dangerous occurrences and illnesses appertaining to the construction industry. Who has to submit the reports and to whom? Non-statutory notifications, lost time accidents, accident book entries near-miss recording. Benefiting from accident statistics.

Accident Prevention Techniques

Tried and tested methods of accident prevention. Domino theory. Total loss control.

Accident Investigations

Principles of accident investigation. Taking of statements. Detailed investigation of facts and contributory factors. Powers of inspectors to take statements. Providing evidence to solicitors and the HSE. Determining the actual causes of an accident.

Practical Exercise:Determining the cause of an accident.

Cost of Accidents

Establishing the true cost of accidents in financial terms as well as in terms of human suffering. Hidden costs of accidents. Employers’ liability compulsory insurance.

Practical Exercise:Establishing the cost of an accident.

Investigation Reporting and Corrective Actions

Cost/Benefit decisions for corrective actions. The content of an accident investigation report.

Course Review and Conclusion

Course Objectves

Upon completion of the course, delegates should be able to:-

– appreciate the causes of accidents and ill-health in the construction industry;

– understand the elements that combine to form an accident prevention programme;

– know the legal requirements for injuries, dangerous occurrences and ill-health to be reported;

– effectively contribute to an accident investigation

Who Should Attend

Managers, Supervisors, Safety Advisors
Course Cost £250 +VAT
Duration 1 DAY

Experts in Construction and Infrastructure Training

1000+

Training courses available

250000+

Course hours completed

50+

Expert trainers

CITB, APS, IEMA

Accreditation training centres

12

Accreditations

Testimonials

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The course was exceptional, well run in terms of delivery of information, IT online course but seamless. Very interesting examples of temporary works failures applicable to the businesses we worked in. Break out activities / group examples worked very well and were again well managed by the trainer. Fantastic course, I will recommend to others! Best course I have attended in years!

CITB Temporary Works Co-Ordinator

Black & Veatch

The trainers knowledge was excellent and I liked his examples and how he could relate them to every day relatable examples that we could all understand. Coming from different industries and sectors his examples were a common ground. It was handled very well virtually and the engagement worked with his questioning and answering

Contract Management

The Pension Regulator

The training was very interactive and the tutor was excellent in engaging every course attendee and ensuring that the course content was tailored to each attendees Organisation and Company requirements

CITB Temporary Works Awareness

Kone – H &S Advisor

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