Accident Investigation

STEP

 

COMPLETE

1

ORGANIZATION AND PREPARATION

YES

NO

1-1

Review 29CFR 1910.1903, the OSHA General Duty Clause.

!

!

1-2

Review 29CFR 1904, the OSHA Accident Investigation and Reporting Standard.

!

!

1-3

Identify potential assistants in select departments to help with the program.

!

!

1-4

Select assistants in departments to help with the program.

!

!

1-5

Review project parameters with management.

!

!

1-6

Conduct a program management meeting to begin the process.

!

!

       

STEP

 

COMPLETE

2

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

YES

NO

2-1

Develop an outline of training requirements.

!

!

2-2

Select training materials, videotapes, booklets, etc.

!

!

2-3

Select trainers or training source.

!

!

2-4

Conduct train-the trainers sessions.

!

!

2-5

Train personnel in the provisions of the standard.

!

!

2-6

Document training to certify completion.

!

!

       

STEP

 

COMPLETE

3

DEVELOP ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING PROCEDURES

YES

NO

3-1

Establish accident investigation and reporting procedures.

!

!

3-2

Appoint an accident investigation team (some members will vary for each accident).

!

!

3-3

Establish a hazard report format to be used by all employees to report potential or known hazards.

!

!

3-4

- Establish responsibility and conduct follow-up at predetermined intervals.

!

!

3-5

Focus the accident investigation procedure on prevention of recurrences of similar accidents/injuries.

!

!

3-6

Begin care for injured, a search of equipment/procedure defects, and investigative process immediately.

!

!

3-7

Develop a standardized accident investigation report based on OSHA form 101.

!

!

3-8

Appoint an accident investigation report review team (some members will vary for each accident report).

!

!

3-9

Prepare an accident investigation final report format.

!

!

3-10

Identify jobs that place employees at risk.

!

!

3-11

Perform a job hazard analyses for any task or job after any accident or near miss.

!

!

3-12

Implement administrative controls to eliminate or reduce the frequency/severity of accidents/near misses.

!

!

3-13

Provide all employees with access to health care providers.

!

!

3-14

Health care providers are to provide immediate treatment, surveillance activities, and information records.

!

!

4-15

Assign a medical management team to address the following:

!

!

4-16

- Injury and illness record keeping, early recognition and reporting, systematic evaluation and referral.

!

!

4-17

- Conservative treatment and return to work, systematic monitoring, and adequate staffing and facilities.

!

!

3-18

- Recordability criteria, occupational injuries and periodic workplace walk-throughs.

!

!

3-19

Review health care sign-in logs, OSHA-200 forms and medical records to monitor trends for accidents.

!

!

3-20

Use trend analyses information to identify areas/jobs where potential accident/injury conditions exist.

!

!

3-21

Use trend analyses information to determine the effectiveness of programs initiated to decrease accidents.

!

!

3-22

Conduct a standard employee survey to measure the extent of progress in reducing work related accidents.

!

!

3-23

Compile a list of both light-duty jobs and high risk jobs.

!

!

3-24

Distribute procedures to all necessary personnel.

!

!

       

STEP

 

COMPLETE

4

PROGRAM CONTROL AND MONITORING

YES

NO

4-1

Review corporate procedures on an annual basis.

!

!

4-2

Review individual procedures on an annual basis.

!

!

4-3

Consider facility expansion, new equipment, equipment modification, non-routine tasks etc.

!

!