Guide to Incident Investigation

The prime objective of accident investigation is prevention. Finding the cause of an accident and taking steps to control or eliminate it can help prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. There are many factors that may cause an accident. Work environment, job constraints and worker experience can all play a part, just to name a few. These factors must be examined to determine what role each had in causing the accident. Once the causes are established, precautions can be taken to prevent a recurrence.