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Causes Of The Investigated Incident (SO3-AC5)
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The importance of conducting a proper investigation will ensure that we identify and record all the facts and use them to prevent future incidents.
Accidents are investigated to find out why and how they happened-not to fix the blame.
Knowing how and why an accident occurred is one of the best ways to prevent future accidents. It’s also important to investigate near-misses. Near-misses are warnings that help us identify problems so we can avoid accidents.
Employee cooperation can make a big difference in providing a safe workplace.
Accidents should be investigated when the facts are fresh in everyone's mind.
Undisclosed workplace hazards not only affect your company but can result in costs and liability for your company.
Consequences of non-compliance include:
- The cause of the incidents is not identified to prevent similar incidents in the future.
- Not complying with legal requirements.
- Unknown costs of an incident.
- Not complying with applicable regulations (e.g. occupational health and safety regulations, etc.).
- Workers' compensation claims not processed.
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