Formative assessment
Various activities will be completed during class as well as for homework.
Summative assessment
Written assessment to be done at the end of the course.
Course outline
Upon completion of the course, the successful learner will understand how to adopt a detailed but simple approach to incident investigation procedures and techniques.
By the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
- explain the:
- specified requirements pertaining to conducting an investigation into workplace incidents
- relevant standards for an investigation into workplace incidents
extent of the investigation - relevant hazard and risk control measures for workplace incident data gathering, and the consequences of not conforming to specified requirements, in preparing for data gathering
- importance of identifying the causes of the incident being investigated and the consequences of non-compliance with any of the required steps.
- describe the:
- relevant hazards and risks likely to be encountered during the investigation
- purpose of conducting investigations into workplace incidents.
- prepare to gather data for the investigation
- verify the:
- purpose and extent of the investigation
- persons, tools, equipment and material as fit for purpose and available.
- gather and evaluate data, according to the requirements for the intended type of investigation
- determine the prevailing conditions at the scene of the incident by using accepted data-gathering methods
- identify the causes of an incident through the interpretation of variances
- perform post-investigation functions
- report the findings, recommendations and remedial action
- deal with the identified sub-standard acts and conditions reported appropriately
- evaluate and record remedial action accordingly
- explain the consequences of non-compliance with any of the above.
