{"id":839,"date":"2021-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/compliance-signs.local\/conducting-incident-investigations\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:02:45","slug":"conducting-incident-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compliancesigns.com\/blog\/conducting-incident-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Assessment Part 4: Conducting Incident Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You already know the high cost of accidents in the workplace. They can cost your company thousands of dollars or more and destroy your company culture from the inside out. The National Safety Council announced that fatalities from falls, slips, and trips \u2013 a persistent killer in the workplace – jumped 11 percent in 2019 to a total of 880.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need is a way to see them coming so you can stop accidents before they happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good news: You already have a way to see accidents coming!<\/strong> Every previous accident is a clue. Each close call and near-miss is an indicator of a problem that can lead to a more significant issue. It\u2019s not enough to take note of these instances. You need to channel your favorite private investigator and put your sleuth hat on and conduct a thorough incident investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look closely at previous incident reports, whether they were accidents or near misses. What caused the issue? Was the problem fixed? Follow up with the employees who were involved to get a full understanding. Your employees are a great source of information when it comes to hazards in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. You want to start by creating a clear plan and defined procedures for conducting incident investigations. By having it all laid out, you\u2019ll be able to begin an investigation immediately should an accident occur. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Consider things like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n