March 06, 2006

Perceptions and participation

To truly learn more about how to prevent injuries from an analysis of an incident, we need to approach the task with a different mindset. It’s not “accident investigation,” it’s “incident analysis.” This simple substitution can have great impact on how people view the process. Here are five reasons to change our perceptions – and our language – when it comes to the old “accident investigation.”

* Gain a broader understanding of contributing factors.
* Improve communication among employees.
* Increase involvement.
* Apply system solutions
* Promote accountability

1 Comments:

At 4:39 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Scott is absolutely right, recently
I was responsible for analyzing an
incident that involved a serious
breach of the lock-out policy for
entering a confined space. By looking for "facts"and not"faults" we learned a lot about peoples perceptions to hazards when they are not subject to the everyday tasks of working in the field.

 

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