Title Page

  • Site conducted

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Name of person involved the accident/incident:

Investigation form

  • Attach any additional information, statements, photos, authority reports to this form.

  • Are they

  • Exact location of the accident/incident:

  • Manager/supervisor of the area where the accident/incident happened

  • Date of accident/incident

  • Time of accident/incident (24hrs clock)

  • Did the accident/incident require reporting to authorities? (include emergency services & enforcing authorities)

  • How and when the accident/incident was reported to the authorities? (HSE, other governing bodies)

  • Have the witnesses provided statements?

  • Ensure that all witness statements are taken and uploaded onto this form

  • Were there any photos taken?

  • Ensure that photos are uploaded onto this form

  • Is CCTV footage available?

  • Details of the accident/incident (what happened?)

  • Were there any injuries sustained?

  • Location of injury: (write as many details as possible)

  • First aid treatment administered

  • Name of first aider:

  • Did the injured person loose consciousness?

  • Was the injured party admitted to the hospital?

  • Did the injured party refused to go to the hospital?

  • Is the injury likely to cause a loss of working time?

  • Was the person authorised in the area?

  • How much experience the person involved has on the activity?

  • Does the person appear to have acted in an unsafe manner?

  • List all risk assessments undertaken for the activity involved in the accident/incident

  • How the findings of the risk assessment had been communicated to the workforce?

  • Was there a safe procedure in place? (Safe Working Procedure)

  • Was the procedure followed prior to the accident/incident?

  • Were there any environmental conditions that may have had a bearing on the accident/incident?

  • Were there any safety devices required, were they available and in use?

  • Please describe safety devices required.

  • Was any equipment or machinery involved?

  • (details of equipment, serial number, part of machinery, any fault on them)

  • Were any hazardous substances involved in the accident/incident?

  • Describe the supervision in place at the time of the accident/incident:

  • Was the person involved trained in regard to the activity?

  • Have all the risk assessments associated with the accident/incident been reviewed?

  • Explain any remedial action taken or required to prevent re-occurrence

  • Have the actions identified been implemented?

  • Type of Incident

Accident/incident investigation conclusion

  • General causes:

  • Management causes:

  • Technical causes:

  • Immediate causes:

  • Underlying causes:

  • Root causes:

Sign off

  • THIS FORM MUST BE KEPT IN A SECURE LOCATION
    TO COMPLY WITH DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION.

  • Name of person carrying out the investigation

  • Date

  • Name of Senior manager

  • Date

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