Aacident Incident Investigation
SAFETY PROCEDURE – ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2007
1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to identify the duties, roles and responsibilities of workplace parties so that an effective and immediate accident/incident investigation and reporting process is in place. This will include identifying all contributing factors of the accident/incidents and hazardous situations and making the necessary recommendations to prevent the accident/incident from recurring. 2. • SCOPE Review regularly reports of the following injury/incident types to determine any investigation needs: o First Aid o Health Care o Near Miss • Definitions o First Aid - When an employee, as a result of an accident in the workplace receives on-site first aid assistance. Includes cleaning minor cuts, scrapes or scratches; treating a minor burn, applying bandages and/or dressings, cold compress, cold pack, ice bag, and splints. o Health Care – An injury that results in attention received from a recognized health care provider but that does not result in time away from scheduled work or a wage loss o Near Miss – An event that under different circumstances could have resulted in physical harm to an individual or damage to the environment, equipment, property and/or material
The following categories of accident/incidents require an immediate investigation as they may produce a loss to people, equipment, material and environment: o Fatality – An injury that results in loss of life o Critical Injury – As defined in the Ontario Regulation 834/90 it is a critical injury if the injury places life in jeopardy; produces unconsciousness; results in substantial loss of blood; involves the fracture of a leg, or arm but not a finger or toe; involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand, or foot but not a finger or toe; consists of burns to a major portion of the body; or causes the loss of sight in an eye. o Lost Time – A work related injury that results in the injured
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2007
1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to identify the duties, roles and responsibilities of workplace parties so that an effective and immediate accident/incident investigation and reporting process is in place. This will include identifying all contributing factors of the accident/incidents and hazardous situations and making the necessary recommendations to prevent the accident/incident from recurring. 2. • SCOPE Review regularly reports of the following injury/incident types to determine any investigation needs: o First Aid o Health Care o Near Miss • Definitions o First Aid - When an employee, as a result of an accident in the workplace receives on-site first aid assistance. Includes cleaning minor cuts, scrapes or scratches; treating a minor burn, applying bandages and/or dressings, cold compress, cold pack, ice bag, and splints. o Health Care – An injury that results in attention received from a recognized health care provider but that does not result in time away from scheduled work or a wage loss o Near Miss – An event that under different circumstances could have resulted in physical harm to an individual or damage to the environment, equipment, property and/or material
The following categories of accident/incidents require an immediate investigation as they may produce a loss to people, equipment, material and environment: o Fatality – An injury that results in loss of life o Critical Injury – As defined in the Ontario Regulation 834/90 it is a critical injury if the injury places life in jeopardy; produces unconsciousness; results in substantial loss of blood; involves the fracture of a leg, or arm but not a finger or toe; involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand, or foot but not a finger or toe; consists of burns to a major portion of the body; or causes the loss of sight in an eye. o Lost Time – A work related injury that results in the injured