HRM305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Health Promotion, Swiss Cheese Model, Event Tree

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM305
• Professor: Derek Morgan

Document Summary

Lecture 8- incident investigation and root cause analysis. Incident investigation theories: domino theory, swiss cheese model. Accident- is an undesirable event which results in harm or damage to property and process or injury/illness, death. Incident- is an event or occurrence that has a negative impact on people, property or process. Top to bottom: 1, 10, 30, 600. Represents accidents reported and incidents discussed with the interviewers and not total number of accidents or incidents that actually occurred. The person with the most interest in the incident and who can remain objective is usually the best choice. Direct supervisor: has a personal interest, knows people and workplace conditions, can obtain information and take corrective action. Preserve the incident scene: notify appropriate persons. Injured worker has received medical attention and incident scene is safe: evacuate necessary individuals, shut down any required machinery, immediate steps taken to control hazards. Ensure the scene and any related evidence is protected: no evidence removed or disturbed.