Conducting Effective Incident Investigation: Avoid Repeat Incidents

Why Should You Attend:

One injury in the workplace is bad enough. But when the same causes of that injury repeat itself; that makes no sense. This webinar will focus on providing tips and techniques for preventing repeat incidents by reviewing and discussing the things not to do.

This webinar is designed to provide efficient and effective tools, tips and techniques on how to conduct adequate workplace investigations. Using real-life scenarios, it familiarizes participants with the process of conducting an effective investigation.

No matter how good your safety program is, every company experiences some type of an incident that requires an investigation; an unsafe act, unsafe condition, near miss, first aid, OSHA Recordable event. Injuries leading to a workers' compensation claim can be detrimental. It is important to have proper procedures in place for incident reporting and investigation. Doing so, will help you reassess training program, safety procedures and human behavior to prevent future incidents from reoccurring and help keep your workers' compensation liabilities to a minimum.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how to avoid repeat OSHA violations by implementing an effective incident investigation program.
• Describe the 7 key elements of an effective incident investigation process.
• Identify 5 practices to not perform during the incident investigation process.
• Understand the importance of a establishing a credible resolution.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Who should conduct the investigation?
• Who should be interviewed and in what order?
• What should you ask and how should you ask it?
• What should an investigation report have on it?
• The 7 primary elements of an effective incident investigation process
• A review of 5 practices not to do implement within your incident investigation program
• Credibility resolution

Who Will Benefit:

• Attorneys
• Plant Managers
• Plant Foremen
• Safety Committee Members
• Engineers
• Operations Managers
• Construction Foreman
• Occupational Safety Consultants
• HR Managers
• General Industry Business Owners
• Construction Business Owners
• Plant Supervisors
• Subcontractors
• Project Managers
• Safety Managers

Instructor Profile:

Michael Aust, CECM, MS, is the president and owner of 1030 Communications, LLC. Mr. Aust has a Master of Science in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management degree and is a certified environmental compliance manager #5678. He also served as the management representative for various safety and environmental management systems throughout his career. He is an Authorized OSHA Outreach Instructor for both General Industry and Construction Industry.

He has provided safety management expertise since 1995. He has developed and implemented safety management systems for organizations without such processes and helped mature management systems for Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies. Some highlights of his involvement in professional organizations include: Security Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), Safety Committee Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA), American Society of Safety Engineers, South Louisiana S.T.E.P.S. AdHoc Committee Member, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance (GBRIA) Owner Entry Requirements Committee, and American Society of Safety Engineers Grapevine Chapter Section Chairperson.

Mr. Aust has provided safety auditing and training services for companies such as US Fusion, The TopCor Companies, BP North America, Honeywell, Gulf South Safety Consultants, The Commodore Corporation – Indiana Division, JE Spear Consulting, and Ivy Tech Corporate College only to name a few. He is also a content contributor for various safety newsletters and blogs.

Mr. Sanders has a wealth of experience to share that is supported by impeccable financial credentials including over 37 years’ experience in the financial industry. He holds numerous degrees including accounting, business administration and finance. His experience includes accounting manager, corporate controller, CFO, government tax auditor, business consultant, and senior partner with various accounting/ tax/ auditing firms nationally.

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