BU414 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Organizational Culture, Swiss Cheese Model, Event Tree
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Rac program a hazard recognition, assessment, and control program; a key element in most health and safety programs. Week 6: determines direct causes, identifies contributing causes, prevents similar incidents, creates a permanent record, determines cost, promotes safety awareness among employees. Incident investigations are strongly influenced by timing, severity, and legal requirements. Delays in an investigation may lead to partial or complete memory loss by witnesses. The investigation should start only after any injured people have received medical attention and the incident site has been secured to prevent access, further injuries, and attempts by helpful observers to fix the hazard. Companies tend to examine only the incidents with the most serious consequences. Incidents that result in minor injuries often signal a hazard that may one day have more serious consequences. Depending on the seriousness of the incident, the presence of an injury, and the jurisdiction in which the incident happened, employers have reported requirement to fulfill.
