Incident Investigations Updated

Formerly called Accident Investigations, this course is a practical approach to investigating workplace incidents with an emphasis on how to find the root cause(s), conduct an investigation, and make effective recommendations to prevent similar occurrences from happening again.

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Single seat:: $49.00 ^*

Format:: e-Course

Language:: English/French

Duration:: 1 hour

Access:

Single Seat (90 days access from date of purchase)

Group Training (multi-seat) (1 year access from date of purchase)

Description

In this course, you will learn about incident investigation in a practical way. The purpose of an incident investigation is to prevent a re-occurrence of the event by determining the root cause(s). This course will give you the tools and basic knowledge of what you need to know when you have to investigate an incident.

Topics include:

Incident prevention
What is an investigation?
Preparing for an investigation
Investigation procedure
Root cause analysis
Recommendations, written report, and follow-up

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Define effective investigations
Identify the steps of conducting a thorough investigation
Identify the root cause(s) of an incident
Define effective recommendations

Average time to complete this course is approximately 1 hour.

Target Audience

Management and supervisors
Health and safety committee members
Employees who will perform incident investigations

Prerequisite

None

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course and passing a final, multiple-choice exam, learners will be able to print a certificate of completion.

System Requirements

This course is delivered online. View the minimum system requirements to take this course.

Review Process

CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.

VuBiz Partnership

We partnered with Vubiz - an international leader in e-learning development - to create this e-course. Vubiz offers other related e-learning courses that may also be of interest to you. Read about them in the Vubiz Catalogue of e-learning courses.