Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Most. employers. with. more. than. ten. employees. are. required. to. complete. the.
Occupational. Injuries. and. Illnesses. (OSHA. 301). or. a. comparable. form. and. retain.
it. for. 5. years. as. well. as. complete. the. Log. and. Summary. of. Occupational. Injuries.
and.Illnesses.(OSHA.300A.log).and.post.it.yearly.from.February.1.to.April.30..The.
OSHA.301,.300,.and.300A.logs.are.the.tracking.records.that.must.be.kept.for.com-
pliance.with.OSHA.regulations.
comPAny records
Many.companies.conduct.accident.investigations.and.keep.accident.records.and.other.
data. on. the. company's. safety. and. health. initiatives.. If. a. company. has. a. suficient.
number.of.accidents/incidents.and.enough.detail.in.their.occupational.injury/illness.
investigation. data,. the. company. can. begin. to. examine. trends. or. emerging. issues.
relevant. to. their. safety. and. health. intervention/prevention. efforts.. The. analysis. of.
this. data. can. be. used. to. evaluate. the. effectiveness. of. safety. and. health. at. various.
workplaces,. jobsites,. or. for. groups. of. workers.. The. safety. and. health. data. can. be.
used.by.a.company.to.compare.to.that.of.other.companies.that.perform.similar.work,.
employ.a.comparable.workforce,.or.compete.in.the.same.kind.and.size.of.market.on.
a.state,.regional,.national,.or.international.basis.
By.analyzing.their.accidents/incidents,.companies.are.in.a.better.position.to.com-
pare.apples.to.apples.rather.than.apples.to.oranges..Companies.will.be.able.to.iden-
tify.not.only.the.types.of.injuries,.types.of.accidents,.and.types.of.causes,.but.they.
will. also. be. able. to. intervene. and. provide. recommendations. for. preventing. these.
accidents/incidents.in.the.future..Companies.will.be.able.to.say.with.conidence.that.
“I.do”.or.“I.do.not”.have.a.safety.and.health.problem..If.a.company.inds.that.it.has.
a.problem,.the.analysis.and.data.will.be.essential,.especially.if.it.is.trying.to.elicit.
advice.on.how.to.address.health.and.safety.needs.
Gathering.and.analyzing.accident/incident.data.is.not.the.company's.entire.safety.
and. health. program,. but. a. single. element.. Data. provides. feedback. and. evaluative.
information. as. companies. proceed. toward. accomplishing. their. safety. and. health.
goals;.thus,.data.contributes.an.important.component.in.the.analysis.process.
ImPortAnt AncIllAry dAtA needed
For more comPlete AnAlysIs
Careful.and.complete.analysis.of.the.data.collected.following.an.incident.is.critical.
to.the.accurate.determination.of.an.accident's.causal.factors.and.an.important.part.of.
preventing.a.reoccurrence..The.results.of.comprehensive.analyses.provide.the.basis.
for.corrective.and.preventive.measures.
The.analysis.portion.of.the.accident.investigation.is.not.a.single,.distinct.part.of.
the.investigation..Instead,.it.is.the.central.part.of.the.process.that.includes.collecting.
facts.and.determining.causal.factors..Well-chosen.and.carefully.performed.analysis.
is.important.because.it.provides.results.that.can.be.used.by.a.company.to.improve.its.
safety.and.health.performance.
