Thiscourseisabsolutelynecessaryforanyonewhoisrequiredtoinvestigateaccidents.Itgivesyoutheinformationneededtoeffectivelyanalyzeanaccidenteventbyuncoveringthecauseofinjury,andtheprimaryandcontributingsurfacecausesfortheaccident.Youwillalsodeveloptheskillsneededtoanalyzeandevaluateyoursafetymanagementsystem(SMS)forrootcauses.You'lllearnwhythequestionoffaultandpossibledisciplineisoftenirrelevantandinappropriatewhenconductinganaccidentinvestigation.EffectiveAccidentInvestigationThispageintentionallyblankOSHAcademyCourse702StudyGuideEffectiveAccidentInvestigationCopyright©2020GeigleSafetyGroup,Inc.Noportionofthistextmaybereprintedforotherthanpersonaluse.Anycommercialuseofthisdocumentisstrictlyforbidden.ContactOSHAcademytoarrangeforuseasatrainingdocument.Thisstudyguideisdesignedtobereviewedoff-lineasatoolforpreparationtosuccessfullycompleteOSHAcademyCourse702.Readeachmodule,answerthequizquestions,andsubmitthequizquestionsonlinethroughthecoursewebpage.Youcanprintthepost-quizresponsescreenwhichwillcontainthecorrectanswerstothequestions.Thefinalexamwillconsistofquestionsdevelopedfromthecoursecontentandmodulequizzes.Wehopeyouenjoythecourseandifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoemailorcall:OSHAcademy15220NWGreenbrierParkway,Suite230Beaverton,Oregon97006www.oshatrain.orginstructor@oshatrain.org+1(888)668-9079DisclaimerThisdocumentdoesnotconstitutelegaladvice.Consultwithyourowncompanycounselforadviceoncompliancewithallapplicablestateandfederalregulations.NeitherGeigleSafetyGroup,Inc.,noranyofitsemployees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,orotherassigneesmakeanywarrantyorrepresentation,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttotheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessoftheinformationcontainedherein,orassumeanyliabilityorresponsibilityforanyuse,ortheresultsofsuchuse,ofanyinformationorprocessdisclosedinthispublication.GEIGLESAFETYGROUP,INC.,DISCLAIMSALLOTHERWARRANTIESEXPRESSORIMPLIEDINCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,ANYWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Takingactionssuggestedinthisdocumentdoesnotguaranteethatanemployer,employee,operatororcontractorwillbeincompliancewithapplicableregulations.Ultimatelyeverycompanyisresponsiblefordeterminingtheapplicabilityoftheinformationinthisdocumenttoitsownoperations.Eachemployer’ssafetymanagementsystemwillbedifferent.Mappingsafetyandenvironmentalmanagementpolicies,procedures,oroperationsusingthisdocumentdoesnotguaranteecomplianceregulatoryrequirements.Revised:July2,2020ThispageintentionallyblankCourse702ContentsCourseIntroduction........................................................................................................................1NationalCensusofFatalOccupationalInjuriesin2015.............................................................1TheChallenge..............................................................................................................................1WhatisthePurposeofThisCourse?..........................................................................................1Module1:TheBasics......................................................................................................................2WhatisanAccident?..................................................................................................................2AccidentsandIncidents.....................................................