Accident Frequency Analysis Methods

Accident Frequency Analysis Methods

OBJECTIVES

• Develop the knowledge and skills required to investigate all adverse events.
• Understand the causes of accidents and ill-health.
• Characteristics of an effective incident/accident analysis programme
• Understand the elements that combine to form an accident.
• Develop confidence & professionalism in investigating, interviewing & reporting
• Ensure all employees & contractors are aware of the SMS and ‘Safety Culture’
• Apply the legal requirements and company procedures

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Seniors
• Supervisors
• Inspectors
• Advisors
• Auditors
• Team Leaders/Managers

COURSE OUTLINE

Incident & Accident Analysis Overview, exploring Accident Theory :

• Identify accident and incident causation factors
• Sound knowledge of H&S
• Understanding the causes of accidents
• Understanding the types of accidents
• Awareness of the concept of ‘Human Error’
• Attributes of a Safety Culture (SMS)
• Risk control measures
• What are the necessary conditions for an accident to happen?
• Unsafe Acts V. Unsafe Conditions: Avoiding the “Blame Game”
• Role of the HSE Team Leader and a trained and prepared workforce during an Investigation
• Links between Risk Assessment and Incident Investigation
• Factors that contribute towards establishing a good safety culture?
• Case Studies – organisation’s who survived and those who failed

Accident Frequency Analysis methods :

• Review of accident frequency analysis methodology
• Accident frequency analysis
• Empirical Setting
• Model Estimation
• Likelihood Ration test
• Run- off –roadway accident frequency models by accident location
• Elasticity analysis
• Accident severity analysis

High Accident Location Analysis :

• Frequency Method
• Accident Rate Method

Analysis Methodology :

• The Step Accident Analysis Process
• Scene Protection and Examination – Who should be involved at this stage
• Listen and Learn, and Learn to Look and Listen More
• The importance of Note Taking v. reliance on memory
• Case Studies

Root Cause Analysis :

• Ability to identify Immediate, Underlying or Root Cause
• Demonstrate competence in organisational and communication skills
• Planning and Implementation skills
• Factors affecting human performance
• Knowledge of Individual, Job and Organisational Factors
• What is the “Root Cause” and why is it important
• Basic v. Root Cause: Getting from “effect” to “cause”
• What questions to ask to confirm “Root Cause”
• From Root Cause to Prevention
• Consider the Human Error issues
• Help to establish and maintain regulatory due diligence
• The role of policies, equipment and training on accident prevention
• Case Studies

The Accident Investigation Process :

• Collecting evidence and facts
• Analysis of evidence and facts
• Recommendations and reporting

Methods for Accident Investigations :

• DOE’S Core Analytical Techniques
• Events and causal factors charting (ECFC
• Barrier analysis
• Change analysis.
• Events and causal factors analysis
• Root cause analysis
• Other Accident Investigation Methods
• Fault tree analysis
• Event tree analysis
• MORT
• Systematic Cause Analysis Technique (SCAT)
• STEP (Sequential timed events plotting)
• MTO-analysis
• Accident Analysis and Barrier Function (AEB) Method
• TRIPOD
• Acci-map

Report Writing & Practical Exercises :

• Forms, format and structure
• Effective Writing Skills – simple, self-explanatory and straightforward
• Writing the Report – the aim is to persuade and seek action
• Help to prevent recurrence – cost savings (human and financial)
• Class exercise – Accident Investigation based on case study