Investigating Employee Accidents

Speakers:
Dudley Woody, Esq.
&
Stephen A. Burt, BS, MFA
Topic overview :
Places of employment are potentially dangerous work environments, and while proper training, engineering controls and administrative procedures can help to effectively manage risk, employee accidents can and do happen. Accidents are inevitable in today’s “pressurizedâ€* workplace - even with the best loss control program employees still get in a hurry or get distracted. Employee accidents, while unfortunate, present an opportunity… Show more to improve the performance of a facility’s safety program.  Properly conducted accident investigations provide solutions to many workplace hazards.
Objectives:
 1 .  Share a six-step process for an effective employee accident investigation program that will help to identify root causes, prescribe appropriate corrective measures, and implement performance metrics to insure a safer workplace
Â
2.  Understand the legal issues involved when investigating an employee incident. Know how to avoid potential legal traps during the accident investigations and how to keep damaging, unrelated information out of accident reports
Â
3.  Teach participants the basic elements of an accident investigation so they understand investigation strategy, evidence gathering, critical decision points and documentation; and,
Â
4 .  Show supervisors and managers how to more thoroughly investigate employee accidents by using root cause analysis to eliminate work-related factors and thereby potentially reducing future injuries and claims.
Â
Target Audience:
HR Directors, Safety Officers, Occupational Health Managers, Department Managers and Frontline Supervisors
Email seminars@woodsrogers.com or call (540) 983-7579 with questions, suggestions, and for registration details.Â

Show less