Elements and Performance Criteria
- Facilitate initial assessment of situation
- Area is checked to ensure that it is safe and arrangements have been made to meet initial needs of those involved in the incident.
- Integrity of the site and personnel is established and maintained in accordance with legal requirements and to ensure objectivity of information collected.
- Statutory and legal obligations are identified and, if required, relevant government agencies advised.
- Key personswithin the organisation are notified.
- Factors affecting the complexity of the investigation are determined and notified.
- Stakeholdersand interested parties are identified and notified as appropriate.
- Participate in the establishment of an investigation processes
- Organisational policies and procedures for incident investigation are accessed and known.
- Investigation team is convened appropriate to the level of the investigation.
- Scope of the investigation is defined taking account of legislative requirements.
- Involvement of interested parties is facilitated in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Resources required to conduct the investigation, including the need for expert advice (if required), are identified and sourced.
- Barriers to investigation are identified and addressed.
- Action plans and time lines are developed by the investigation team.
- Collect information and data for analysis
- Sources of information and data are identified and accessed.
- Incident site, equipment and other evidence involved is inspected.
- Gathering of information and data by others is facilitated.
- Statements, photographs, measurements and documentary evidence are taken and recorded, taking account of objectivity, confidentiality and legal implications.
- Site, evidence and all necessary documentation is appropriately secured.
- Members of investigation team are appropriately involved.
- Analyse information and data gathered to identify immediate and underlying causes and practical prevention measures
- Conceptual basis for the analysis is identified and understood by the investigation team.
- Time line of events leading up to incident is constructed.
- Causative event/s is researched.
- Conditions and circumstances that contributed to the causative event are identified.
- Intervention points on the time line for prevention are identified.
- Strategies to prevent the re-occurrence of the incident are identified.
- Compile investigation report
- Results of analysis are documented in a format to suit the required target audiences and legal requirements.
- Report is phrased in objective terms and cites evidence and reasons for conclusions.
- Report includes recommendations for prevention.
- Following appropriate authorisation, relevant information and data is disseminated to key personnel, stakeholders and external agencies as appropriate.
- Findings from the report are used to develop further prevention strategies.
- Facilitate initial assessment of situation
- Area is checked to ensure that it is safe and arrangements have been made to meet initial needs of those involved in the incident.
- Integrity of the site and personnel is established and maintained in accordance with legal requirements and to ensure objectivity of information collected.
- Statutory and legal obligations are identified and, if required, relevant government agencies advised.
- Key persons within the organisation are notified.
- Factors affecting the complexity of the investigation are determined and notified.
- Stakeholders and interested parties are identified and notified as appropriate.
- Participate in the establishment of an investigation processes
- Organisational policies and procedures for incident investigation are accessed and known.
- Investigation team is convened appropriate to the level of the investigation.
- Scope of the investigation is defined taking account of legislative requirements.
- Involvement of interested parties is facilitated in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Resources required to conduct the investigation, including the need for expert advice (if required), are identified and sourced.
- Barriers to investigation are identified and addressed.
- Action plans and time lines are developed by the investigation team.
- Collect information and data for analysis
- Sources of information and data are identified and accessed.
- Incident site, equipment and other evidence involved is inspected.
- Gathering of information and data by others is facilitated.
- Statements, photographs, measurements and documentary evidence are taken and recorded, taking account of objectivity, confidentiality and legal implications.
- Site, evidence and all necessary documentation is appropriately secured.
- Members of investigation team are appropriately involved.
- Analyse information and data gathered to identify immediate and underlying causes and practical prevention measures
- Conceptual basis for the analysis is identified and understood by the investigation team.
- Time line of events leading up to incident is constructed.
- Causative event/s is researched.
- Conditions and circumstances that contributed to the causative event are identified.
- Intervention points on the time line for prevention are identified.
- Strategies to prevent the re-occurrence of the incident are identified.
- Compile investigation report
- Results of analysis are documented in a format to suit the required target audiences and legal requirements.
- Report is phrased in objective terms and cites evidence and reasons for conclusions.
- Report includes recommendations for prevention.
- Following appropriate authorisation, relevant information and data is disseminated to key personnel, stakeholders and external agencies as appropriate.
- Findings from the report are used to develop further prevention strategies.