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Introduction
Published in Ron C. McKinnon, A Practical Guide to Effective Workplace Accident Investigation, 2022
According to Safeopedia, Accident investigation is a process of systematic collection and analysis of information relating to an accident that led to the loss of property, time or health of individuals, or even the loss of lives.Accident investigation is the scientific and academic analysis of the facts that occurred during an accident. An investigation is conducted to identify the root cause of an accident in an effort to make recommendations or take corrective actions to prevent the future occurrence of the same or a similar event (Website) (2020).
Accident Statistics, Analysis and Prevention in Coal and Non-Coal Mines
Published in Debi Prasad Tripathy, Mine Safety Science and Engineering, 2019
Accident investigation is an analysis of the facts that occurred during an accident. It is necessary to investigate the accidents that have occurred in a mine in order to determine the sequences of events leading to an accidentidentify the cause of the accidentexpose deficiencies in equipment or operation processfind ways to prevent a similar accident from recurring
The Occupational Health and Safety Training Outline for the Managers
Published in Peter Vink, Advances in Social and Organizational Factors, 2012
The second training was arranged in 2010 as two sessions of two days each. There were eight line managers participating from different organizations. At the beginning of the training, participants agreed on the suggested contents of the training with minor adjustments. After the training, they were requested to give feedback. According to the feedback, they found the training very advantageous to their work. The training helped them to clarify their legal responsibilities. They got knowledge and tools for managing safety issues in their own organizations. They emphasized systematic safety management, especially risk assessment, accident investigation, analytic approach, and continuous improvement of safety issues.
Critical risk factors in ship fire accidents
Published in Maritime Policy & Management, 2021
Likun Wang, Jinhui Wang, Mingyang Shi, Shanshan Fu, Mo Zhu
GT has been widely applied in a variety of disciplines, such as the medical science (Sbaraini et al. 2011) and the management science (Intezari and Pauleen 2018). In terms of maritime safety, Kum and Sahin (2015) investigated the marine accidents/incidents that were recorded by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) in the years from 1993 to 2011, and used root cause analysis to reveal their causes.