Exam 12: Incident Investigation

As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that Kyle had been suffering from depression for several months. What theory explicitly mentions mental problems?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -Training records and maintenance/production schedules may offer the investigator some valuable insights about an incident.

Both the federal and provincial/territorial levels of government can order an investigation into a workplace incident.

What is an optional procedure in conducting a re-enactment?

What types of incidents automatically require investigation?

Who generally has primary responsibility for incident investigation?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -Although possibly not a cause of the Toronto incident, what factor might explain a cognitive failure to reattach a safety tether/harness to a safety hook after moving from one floor to the next floor of a building under construction?

What incident investigation method can reveal unsafe conditions that may have contributed to the incident but not unsafe acts?

Forklift trucks belong to what agent group?

Evelyn, from HR, is doing a walkthrough shortly after an incident in the shipping area and needs to know how the conveyor belt is operated. Who should she ask?

An investigation is conducted primarily to determine if cognitive failure was to blame and to ensure it doesn't happen again in the future.

What is the key element in cognitive interviews that elicits more accurate information from eyewitnesses?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -Incidents that result in minor injuries do NOT need to be investigated.

Read the following scenario and answer questions. On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -What is the action that should have been taken by the site manager immediately after the incident?

Read the following scenario and answer questions. On Friday August 23, 2013, a construction worker fell 55 floors to his death while working on what will become Toronto's tallest condominium building. Despite a variety of safety precautions, this type of incident is not uncommon in the construction industry. Three days earlier, on Tuesday August 20, 2013, a 26-year-old construction worker in Las Vegas, Nevada also died in a fall from a building under construction. -Incident investigations can start while everyone is waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

The investigator asked Hamish if he was performing one of his regular tasks or a different task. What type of factors was the investigator interested in at that moment?

If the organization has a Joint Health and Safety Committee, a representative from the JSHC must take part in any investigation.

Incident investigation is a vital component of an organization's RAC program. What does RAC stand for?

Which analytic model, used in incident analysis, combines a fault tree with an event tree?

The theory of normal incidents says that it is one normal incident that goes wrong that is at the heart of most incidents.