Accident Reporting

• Training Objectives
– to understand:
ACCIDENT • accident definition
REPORTING • accident causation
• accident costs
• accident prevention
• accident reporting/notification

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 Accident Reporting
• Accident Definition

ACCIDENT – what is an accident?

REPORTING • unplanned & uncontrolled event that led to, or could
have led to:
– injury to persons, damage to property/plant/equipment,
impairment to the environment or some other loss to the
company

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 Accident Reporting
• Accident Definition

ACCIDENT • accident types

REPORTING – minor dangerous occurrence
– near miss
– plant/equipment damage
– minor injury
– lost time injury
– disablement/fatality

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 Accident Reporting
– Accident Definition

ACCIDENT • Frank Bird (Accident Triangle)

REPORTING – 600 near misses
– 30 property damage
– 10 minor injuries
– 1 serious injury (lost time or fatal)

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– Accident Causation

ACCIDENT • environment
REPORTING • personal fault
• unsafe act
• unsafe condition
• accident
• injury/damage

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– Accident Causation

ACCIDENT • causal factors

REPORTING – individual
– job
– organisation

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– Accident Causation

ACCIDENT • causal factors

REPORTING – individual
» knowledge
» skills
» training
» experience
» personality
» attitude
» risk perception

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– Accident Causation

ACCIDENT • causal factors

REPORTING – job
» task
» workload
» equipment
» controls
» procedures
» environment

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– Accident Causation

ACCIDENT • causal factors

REPORTING – organisation
» culture
» leadership
» resources
» work patterns
» communications

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– Accident Costs

ACCIDENT • insured costs

REPORTING • uninsured costs

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–Accident Prevention
ACCIDENT
REPORTING • reasons
–human
–economic
–legal

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– Accident Prevention

• control measures
ACCIDENT – safety procedures/work instructions
REPORTING – adequate training
– effective communications
– good housekeeping
– guards/safety devices/warning signs
– adequate working environment
– regular safety inspections
– risk assessment
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 Accident Reporting
–Accident
ACCIDENT
Reporting/Notification
REPORTING

–internal report
–Government affair report
–Accident claim requirement

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• reasons
–identify root causes
ACCIDENT
REPORTING –identify faults
–identify corrective/preventative
action
–prevent recurrence

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 Questions
1. Accident should report to?
(a)Internal Management
(b)Government affairs
(c)Insurance company
ACCIDENT (d)All the above
REPORTING 2. As Frank Bird theory 10 minor injuries will leads to one sever
injury?
(e)True
(f) False
3. Reason for reporting of accident?
(g)Identify root cause
(h)Identify corrective & preventive action
(i) Prevent recurrence
(j) All the above
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