4.1 Investigating and reporting incidents

HSG245 describes how many levels of incident investigation?

• 1 Four
• 2 Three
• 3 Two
• 4 Six

The first step in a basic incident investigation is to:

• 1 Identify risk control measures
• 2 Write the action plan
• 3 Gather the information
• 4 Dismiss those involved

Why should near misses be investigated?

• 1 They show hazards before harm occurs
• 2 They are a legal requirement everywhere
• 3 They save insurance costs
• 4 They are always illegal

The purpose of an incident investigation is to:

• 1 Satisfy the press
• 2 Find someone to blame
• 3 Find immediate and underlying causes and prevent recurrence
• 4 Avoid insurance claims

HSG245 recommends that the level of investigation should be:

• 1 Low for every incident
• 2 High for every incident
• 3 Proportionate to the seriousness of the incident
• 4 The same for every incident

Which investigation level uses the bigger team and more detailed methods?

• 1 Minimal
• 2 High
• 3 None
• 4 Low

In the basic steps of investigation, step two is to:

• 1 Analyse the information
• 2 Set up an action plan
• 3 Gather the information
• 4 Identify risk control measures

Information gathered in an investigation can include:

• 1 Only the manager's opinion
• 2 Only the weather
• 3 Only the injured person's age
• 4 The scene, witness accounts, documents and photographs

An immediate cause of an incident is:

• 1 The founder's decision
• 2 The unsafe act or condition that led directly to it
• 3 The national economy
• 4 The company's history

Underlying causes of incidents are often:

• 1 Always the weather
• 2 Failures of management systems
• 3 Always the worker's fault
• 4 Always the equipment supplier

Which of these is the final step of a basic investigation?

• 1 Set up an action plan and see that it is carried out
• 2 Interview the manager
• 3 Gather the information
• 4 Review the policy

Why should a near miss be reported?

• 1 It shows a hazard before anyone is harmed
• 2 It is not important
• 3 It proves the law is wrong
• 4 It always causes injury

Organisations have to record and report occupational accidents and diseases following:

• 1 Advertising standards
• 2 Social media guidelines
• 3 National law and the ILO Code of Practice on recording and notification
• 4 Supplier rules only

Investigating only the immediate cause of an incident is likely to:

• 1 Miss the underlying causes so the incident may recur
• 2 Remove the need for control
• 3 Prevent all future incidents
• 4 Satisfy every audit

What is HSG245?

• 1 HSE guidance on investigating accidents and incidents
• 2 A noise regulation
• 3 A list of exposure limits
• 4 A fire alarm standard