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Posted By M Norgate
Can anyone advise what qualifications, if any, are required to reconstruct an accident in the workplace?
Thanks
Michelle
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Posted By Saracen11
Hi M Norgate. I understand your reasons to investigate an accident, but don't recreate it!!!
Imagine:
Person climbs to the top of type A step ladder (as used in the incident under investigation), stands on the top platform, then slips because the shoes he's wearing are identical to the ones issued to the person injured three days ago... only, you didn't know this up until him telling you on the way to hospital between lapses of consciousness.
I remember when I was a younger, a teacher showing the class why steel wool and a 9v battery should never meet together, up close and personal... the resulting fire was spectacular... made better with the attendance of two tenders to extinguish the flames.
Classic!!!
Regards
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Posted By TBC
I would say that anyone with knowledge of the particular work area and full details of the actions leading up to the accident could easily reconstruct the event. If it involves vehicles or machinery that you are not familiar with then obviously you would have to have the knowledge or expertise available to guide on specific ways vehicles or machinery would act in the event.
Do you use 'time lines' in your accident investigations?
Without fuller details it is difficult to fully advise.
Going on an accident investigation course would be very handy for you.
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Posted By I R Langston
Have a look at the IOSH accident investigation course.
Contact me or IOSH PD dept. for details and information
Best wishes,
Ian Langston
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