Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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d..
When?
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When.was.the.victim.last.seen?
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When.was.the.suspect.last.seen?
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When.did.help.arrive?
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How?
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How.was.the.offense.committed?
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How.did.the.incident.occur?
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How.were.the.tools.or.weapons.obtained?
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How.did.you.get.your.information?
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With.what?
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With.what.trade.or.profession.are.tools.or.evidence.associated?
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With.what.other.incident(s).is.this.one.related?
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Why?
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Why.did.the.incident.occur?
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Why.was.it.reported?
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Why.were.witnesses.reluctant?
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Why.was.there.a.delay?
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With.whom?
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With.whom.was.the.victim.seen?
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With.whom.are.the.witnesses.connected?
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How.much?
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How.much.damage.was.done?
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How.much.property.is.missing?
The.actual.procedures.used.in.a.particular.investigation.depend.on.the.nature.and.
results.of.the.accident..The.employer.must.determine.the.scope.of.the.investigation.
based.on.the.amount.of.resources.available.for.the.investigation..The.following.pro-
cedure.should.(or.might).be.followed,.depending.on.the.accident:
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Determine. who. will. conduct. the. investigation.. This. may. be. a. single. individual. or.
a. team. approach,. depending. on. the. availability. of. qualiied. personnel.. No. matter.
which. procedure. is. used,. someone. should. be. assigned. responsibility.. Some. effort.
should. be. expended. in. brieing. everyone. involved. regarding. what. is. known. about.
the. accident. and. providing. the. company. with. written. programs. and. procedures..
Other.information.might.include.photographs,.maps,.any.changes.since.the.accident,.
events.prior.to.the.accident,.and.a.list.of.any.witnesses.
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As.soon.as.feasibly.possible,.conduct.a.site.visit..The.site.should.have.been.secured..
Do.not.disturb.the.location.of.anything.on.the.site.unless.hazards.or.an.emergency.
situation. exists.. Someone. may. need. to. make. sketches. or. take. photographs. of. the.
site..Some. guidelines. for.sketches. and. photographs. can. be. found. in. Table 3.3. and.
Table 3.4,.respectively.
