As you advance your team in a quality accident investigation program, it is imperative to continue their training to improve their skills. This accident investigation training is for intermediate level, so it is best recommended to start with the beginner’s training. 5 Step Investigative Process Response Fact Finding Analysis Corrective Action Follow-up The investigation process […]
As an employer, it is your responsibility to provide a safe working environment for your employees. A great tool at your disposal, often overlooked is incident investigation. So many employers document an incident, taking statements, and cataloging that information away, until the next accident happens. BUT, if you instead investigate every incident, both near miss […]
Accidents happen in the workplace. It’s an unfortunate but true fact. In despite of all the hard work companies do to avoid accidents, occasionally something goes wrong. When it does it’s important to conduct a thorough investigation into what went wrong. After all, it’s even more of a tragedy if someone else gets hurt or […]
There are many problems associated with investigating accidents in the workplace. Seven common problems that you may encounter while investigating accidents: Accuracy. Accuracy is a real problem when you are trying to get to the bottom of an incident or an accident. The people that you interview have not been trained to be observant or […]
Any professional in the safety & security industry, is probably familiar with writing reports. Writing reports isn’t just a one and done occurrence. Report writing is absolutely essential to successful investigations and case management. This post will explore the purposes and importance of reports as well as provide tips for beginning report writers to refine […]
When an accident happens in the workplace, it is critical to conduct an accident investigation to determine the root cause of the events that led to the accident or injury. The point of the investigation should never be to assign blame, but rather to uncover the factors that led to accident so you can take […]
Definition Employee Investigation Interviews are set up to review claims made by employees regarding discrimination, harassment, violence, or other prohibited behaviors in the workplace. The Investigation Interview Process When you’re conducting employee investigation interviews, the interview process should be carefully planned, followed, and documented to help mitigate exposure to litigation. The sequence of interviews […]
The interview element of a workplace investigative interview isn’t easy and it can be even more difficult when there are conflicting responses to investigative interview questions. The number of people interviewed can also affect the investigator’s ability to determine credibility. Too few (ie, just the complainant and the subject) and it becomes one person’s word against […]
As every moment of people’s lives—both inconsequential and monumental—have spread onto Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, SnapChat, TikTok, and other platforms, a record has been created of comings and goings, personal opinions and piques, that can be a trove during investigations. First off, What is a Social Media Investigation? A social media investigation looks into the […]
The PEACE Method of investigative interviews is best suited for detailed employee investigations, and you need a strict understanding of the processes involved, so you can execute it properly. I am writing to provide you with a detailed overview of the PEACE Method, so you can decide if you are interested in trying it for […]