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The Essentials of Incident InvestigationAshleigh Birkett - Associate
27 August 2013
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Training Objectives
• Re-cap on health and safety legal framework
• Understand why/when to investigate accidents and
who should conduct them
• Tips for conducting investigation interviews and writing
investigation reports
• Important wider considerations...
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H&S Legal Framework
Offences by Organisations
Corporate Manslaughter
Article 5 HSW(NI)
Article 4 HSW(NI)
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H&S Legal Framework
Offences by Individuals
Gross negligence
manslaughter
Article 34A HSW(NI)
Article 8 HSW(NI)
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Consequences?
What can happen when it all goes wrong:
• Death/serious injury
• Low morale
• Adverse publicity
• Enforcement action
• Criminal record/Imprisonment/Director
Disqualification
• Fine/Costs/Civil Claim
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The Internal Investigation...
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WHY?
Legal reasons:
• To ensure current/future legal compliance
• Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations (NI) 2000
• RIDDOR
• Civil claims
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WHY?
Legal reasons cont’d:
• HSG 245 “Investigating Accidents and Incidents”
“An effective investigation requires a methodical, structured
approach to information gathering, collation and analysis. The
findings of the investigation will form the basis of an action
plan to prevent the accident or incident from happening again
and for improving your overall management of risk. Your
findings will also point to areas of your risk assessments that
need to be reviewed. This link with risk assessment(s) is a
legal duty.”
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WHY?
Moral reasons:
• Corporate responsibility- duty to protect
• Public image
• Commercial impact
• Expectation – customers/employees
• Improve employee morale/attitude to safety
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WHY?
Strategic reasons:
• What went wrong? - assess your
strengths/weaknesses
• Increase knowledge and
preparedness
• Keep pace with external
investigation
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WHEN?
• Accident - obvious
• Near misses
• Anything else?
“An investigation is not an end in itself, but the first step
in preventing future adverse events.”
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WHO?
Levels of Investigation (HSG 245)
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WHO?
Levels of Investigation (HSG 245)
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HSG 245 – Guidance
1. Gather information
2. Analyse3. Identify
control measures
4. Implementation
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HSG 245 - Analysis
“To get rid of weeds you must dig up
the root. If you only cut off the foliage,
the weed will grow again.”
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The Scenario...
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Group work 1 - Investigation
Brainstorm:
• What first steps are you going to take
towards conducting your investigation?
- Essential content of your report; documents for review; witnesses or relevant job holders you intend interview?
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Summary / Feedback
1. Physical: Capture the scene - walk
around/photos/CCTV/cast list etc
2. Verbal: Arrange to conduct interviews
3. Written: Review key documentation
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Witness Interviews – Why?
• Establish the Facts – fuller
picture
• Capture evidence
• Contemporaneous record
• Remind the interviewee
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Group work 2 - Interviews
Consider:
How would you structure your interviews
and what type of questions might you
ask?
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Interview Structure
The Beginning
• Introductions
• Explain what you are doing and why
• Ensure a contemporaneous note is taken
• Confidentiality
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Interview Structure
The Middle
• Allow sufficient time
• Ensure you are prepared with questions but able
to react
• Allow witness to recall events
• Look for facts – not opinion or speculation
• Ensure your understanding and notes are
absolutely clear
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Interview Structure
Questioning Techniques
• Who, what, where, when, why?
Beware...
• Witness interference v preparation
• Speculation and opinion – leading questions
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Interview Structure
The End
• Ask if the witness has any questions
• Thank the witness for their assistance
• Provide details of how they can contact you
• Next steps?
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The Statement
• Type notes up promptly
• Send them to the witness for careful review and
amendment if necessary
• Ensure the statement is signed and dated
• Supplementary statements?
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Group work 3 - Information
Consider:
1. How would you structure your
report?
2. What supplementary information
might you attach to your
investigation report and why?
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Summary / Feedback - Report
Suggested Report Structure:
• Executive Summary
• Relevant Background
• Findings
• Conclusions/Recommendations
• Timetable for action plan
• Appended Chronology of key dates and
documentation
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The Report
Consider:
• The importance of Language- (take care in what you write!)
• Implementation is key!- (take care in what you do with it!)
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The aftermath...
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Wider considerations?
• Business continuity
• Media interest (social media too!)
• Employee morale
• Formal/informal disciplinary action
• The external investigation
• Lessons Learned...
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Future Monitoring
• New HSG 65 – Managing for Health and
Safety
• Plan/Do/Check/Act
• Be proactive!
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Legal Privilege!
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