Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
At.times,.speciic.analytical.techniques.and.tests.must.be.performed.on.chemicals,.
parts,.and.equipment.in.order.to.verify.suspicions,.such.as.that.a.faulty.or.damaged.
part.existed..This.will.require.a.laboratory.test.to.support.your.other.evidence.
Evidence. should. provide. reasons. why. the. accident. occurred,. the. sequence. of.
events.leading.up.to.the.accident,.and.a.possible.or.plausible.event.sequence..When.
you. have. collected. all. your. evidence,. you. will. want. to. use. one. or. more. analysis.
techniques.discussed.in.Chapters.7.through.11..Once.all.facets.are.analyzed,.then.
appropriate. interventions. and. prevention. activities. can. be. put. forward. and. a. inal.
report.on.the.incident.generated.
develoPIng AccIdent InvestIgAtIon Forms
The.development.of.standard.accident.investigation.forms,.including.accident-speciic.
forms,. will. allow. the. investigator(s). to. make. comparisons. between. accidents. and.
injuries.that.are.similar.or.caused.by.the.same.event,.because.evidence.or.data.have.
been.collected.in.a.systematic.and.consistent.fashion.(see.Table 3.6)..Examples.of.
various. accident. investigation. forms. can. be. found. in. Appendix. B.. These. forms.
should.be.tailored.to.meet.the.investigators'.or.company's.needs,.or.designed.to.it.
their.own.speciications..The.completed.accident.investigation.forms.will.assist.in.
the.inal.accident.report.
FInAl rePort oF InvestIgAtIon
As.noted.earlier,.an.accident.investigation.is.not.complete.until.a.report.is.prepared.
and.submitted.to.the.proper.authorities..Special.report.forms.are.available.in.many.
cases..Other.instances.may.require.a.more.extended.report..Such.reports.are.often.
very. elaborate. and. may. include. a. cover. page,. a. title. page,. an. abstract,. a. table. of.
contents,.a.commentary.or.narrative.portion,.a.discussion.of.probable.causes,.and.a.
section.on.conclusions.and.recommendations..The.following.outline.has.been.found.
especially.useful.in.developing.the.information.to.be.included.in.the.formal.report:
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1.. Introduction:
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a..
Purpose.of.the.investigation
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b..
Scope.of.the.investigation
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c..
Who.is.the.investigator(s)
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2.. Description.of.the.accident:
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a..
Where.and.when.the.accident.occurred
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b..
Who.and.what.were.involved
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c..
Operating.personnel.and.other.witnesses
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d..
Account.of.the.accident.(what.happened?):
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i.. Sequence.of.events
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ii.. Extent.of.damage
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iii.. Accident.type
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iv.. Agency.or.source.(of.energy.or.hazardous.material)
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3.. How.was.the.accident.investigation.approached?
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4.. How.was.the.evidence.collected?
