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BUENAS TARDES!1WHY DO WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS?

5Learning outcomes Learning Outcome 4: To know our role in accident recording and reporting procedures.Our learning outcome for todays session:To understand why we need to perform an

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Across: 1. Sherlock Holmes was really good at thisDown: 2. Any unplanned events that results in injuries or ill-health to people, or damages equipment, property or material but where there was a risk of harm (HSE).3. Minor events or conditions that dont cause harm but have the potential to do so (Near misses).

UK Key annual figures 2012/2013 148 workers killed at work78 000 other injuries to employees were reported under RIDDOR175 000 over-7-day absence injuries occurred (LFS)1.1 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness (2011/12)27 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury (2011/12)Workplace injuries and ill-health (excluding cancer) cost society an estimated 13.8 billion in 2010/116ACCIDENT INCIDENT RATE (AIR)Incidence rate=Number of reported injuries in a year x 100,000Average number of employees in a yearThe incidence rate is based on the number of accidents, taken over a fixed period, per 100,000 employees. Scenario: During a 12-month period in our window company there were six reportable accidents and during that year the company employed an average of 120 employees, what is the incidence rate? Why do we investigate accidents? 2. To identify the cause of the accident and/or incident to stop it happening again.3. To get information needed for an insurance claim.4. To find out the cost of an accident.8Key benefits of accident investigation are to: 2. Make a safer work environment.

3. Prevent more business losses from disruption, down-time and lost business4. Improve workers morale.9 An accident investigation: 10

Activity 2: Manuel has no luck today!

Activity 2: Manuel has no luck today!

You have to create a short story about how Manuel suffers an accident and develop a further investigation using the 5 first steps of the process.Within your group, write down your story and investigation on the paper provided. You could use the format of your choice: Cartoon or bubble drawings, bullet points, story board or just in words, but remember that you will also have to fill in the HSE form provided.To complete steps 6 and 7, exchange the investigation with the other group and develop adequate control measures for the other teams scenario.Summary:Could you please complete individually the following sentences: 1. You need to investigate accidents and incidents because2. Accidents and incidents happen because3. You can carry out an accident investigation byPlease,

- Put your right arm up if you have understood the whole class.

- Put your left arm up if you have only understood part of the class.

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