21st century approach to safety event investigations – Simple incidents / Complex incidents

Key features:

  • Simple incidents* (This module is aimed at front-line and technical people):
    • A four-hour workshop on how to run a simple investigation.
      • The theory and science of simple incidents and their investigation
      • The investigation team, the work they do, the simplicity of it all.
      • Based on Work-As-Done versus Work-As-Intended
      • Hows and Whys methods for exploring gaps and differences between Work-As-Done and Work-As-Intended
      • SMART actions
    • Undertake a coached simple investigation in the safe environment of the training workshop

* These generally include incidents that do not have the potential for a loss of life. For example; lost time (LTI) and restricted work (RWC) cases, non life-threatening patient safety cases, low-level environmental incidents, mechanical damage, process upsets.

  • Complex incidents**
    • We facilitate complex incident investigations
    • Training and coaching your facilitators to lead complex incident investigations
    • Training to assist in checking the quality of investigation reports using a simple tool
    • Provision of external governance and assurance on your investigation process and quality

** These generally include actual fatalities, potential fatalities, complex system failures, repeat incidents, life-threatening patient safety incidents, significant financial loss, along with other major events in the business.

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