Disclosing unsafe work procedures and practices that make it necessary to retrain employees or revise the job safety analysis. Enabling supervisors to use the time available for safety work to the greatest advantage by providing them with information about the principal hazards and unsafe practices in their departments. Permitting an objective evaluation of the progress of a safety program by noting in continuing analyses the effect of corrective actions, educational techniques, and other methods adopted to prevent injuries. The remainder of this chapter discusses the investigation of non-injury incidents as well as injury accidents. Therefore the term accident is used in its broadest sense to cover occurrences, and their causes, that may lead to property damage and work injuries.
All accidents have the potential to be serious.
Therefore, every accident should be properly investigated. Therefore, it should be investigated. For example, the breaking of a crane hook or a wire rope sling, or a small fire associated with the use of a flammable solvent has the potential for serious consequences. Near misses are not always easy to detect. However, if they are monitored closely, they may serve a twofold purpose.