Posted By alex mccreadie HSE Investigating Accidents and Incidents. From HSE books should help.

Posted By David Sinclair My personal opinion (in light of my legal training to date)is: Be very wary of the liability which could attach itself to following the advice in this particular document. In particular, I refer you to the HSE's enforcement policy. If anybody needs more information, please contact me directly. Regards. David

Posted By Liam Mc Conalogue Thanks guys for all your help. Regards, Liam

Posted By Peter Longworth Maybe Liam is new to the job and feels that he would like a little assistance. Maybe he owns his own business and would like to feel that he is doing his best by his workers. Maybe he would like to benchmark best practice. Maybe he wants encouragement. Maybe he doesn't need smart alec answers like that.

Posted By Peter Longworth Maybe you need to know a bit more about him before you pass personal comments.

Posted By Jack What's that all about Katie? In my experience, too, investigations often fall short particularly with regard to underlying organisational factors. Sometimes accidents are a bit more complex than getting your tie caught in the laminator.

Posted By Liam Mc Conalogue Katie, I am glad to see that you are absolutely confident in your own accident investigation procedures- and I commend you totally for this. I have investigated accidents and have liased with the HSE on a number of occasions over the years. I have never encountered any difficulties, however, I am of the opinion that I can always do better. I always attempt to ensure that I am always kept up to speed with any modern methods of investigation. To everyone who has assisted me in this matter- I thank you and to our critic in residence- keep up that good work.