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Accident Investigation for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals
Preventing Future Events
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Safety, human factors, safety culture, occupational health, epidemiology, risk management, risk control
This 10-hour self-paced course is a basic overview of the science that underpins accident causation and evaluation. The purpose of accident investigation is to understand the underlying factors triggering an accident so that controls may be developed and implemented to prevent future events. Dr. Gilkey provides a content-rich course to better equip occupational health and safety professionals with knowledge, skills and abilities to execute high quality accident investigation.
Credit
CE:10.0
Publisher
Mountain & Plains ERC
Description
Introduction
The course is a basic overview of the science that underpins accident causation and evaluation. The purpose of accident investigation is to understand the underlying factors triggering an accident so that controls may be developed and implemented to prevent future events. Dr. Gilkey provides a content-rich course to better equip occupational health and safety professionals with knowledge, skills and abilities to execute high quality accident investigation.Course Goals
- Increase competency in accident investigation (AI)
- Enhance the understanding about the nature of human error
- Comprehend the cost estimates of accidents
- Understand the essential elements of AI
- Apply strategies for conducting AI
- Collect, analyze and interpret the AI data
- Examine case studies in AI to enhance learning
- Appreciate the potential impact of AI on reducing exposures
Learning Objectives
Students completing the 10 hour course (12 recorded sessions) by viewing the presentations and reviewing class materials should be able to:
- Describe the nature of human error
- Discuss key domains of safety culture in the workplace
- Provide an overview on the costs associated with accidents
- List the essential elements of the accident investigation
- Outline common methods and strategies for accident investigation
- Describe relevant case studies and the impacts of AI
- Apply methods for AI data collection, analysis and interpretation
Teaching Methods: The instructor will incorporate a combination of methods including lecture, PowerPoint visuals and references.
Primary Faculty
David P. Gilkey, D.C., Ph.D., CPE, ASP
Associate ProfessorCertified Professional Ergonomist
Associate Safety Professional,Director of Continuing Education,Mountain and Planes Education and Research Center (MAP ERC)
Occupational and Environmental Health Section, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Colorado State UniversityColorado School of Public Health
Contact: 970-491-7138, dgilkey@colostate.edu
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