Modern Theories in Accident Causation

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Overview

Modern Theories in Accident Causation

Course Description

Organizations have been trying to determine the cause of accidents in the workplace since Heinrich’s Study of the Cause of Industrial Accidents was released in the 1920s. While most of Heinrich’s theories have been disproven and superseded by more modern theories, the use of his root cause analysis often delivers typical results, human error. In this course, you will use the case study method to examine and apply some of the more modern tools used to analyze workplace incidents.

Course Content

 INTRODUCTION/DEFINITIONS

   HUMAN FACTORS

   ERROR TYPES

  ACCIDENTS/NEAR MISS

   BEHAVIORS (LATENT, ETC.)

   THEORY

   SYSTEMS VS. PEOPLE

   TIMELINE OF AN EVENT (CASE STUDY)

   PURE CHANCE/ENERGY TRANSFER

   SWISS CHEESE/DOMINO

   EPIDEMIOLOGICAL

   SYSTEMS THEORY

   COMBINATION THEORY

   DEMING

   COUNTERMEASURES AND RISK MANAGEMENT

   TECHNIQUES

   GROUP EXERCISE

   MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

   HUMAN PERFORMANCE

   OUTPUTS

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for safety and health professionals, risk managers, and supervisors.

OSHA professionals working on jobsite

What You Will Learn

  • Human performance
  • Systems theory
  • Combination theory
  • Epidemiological theory
Occupational safety and health professionals collaborating on job site

How You Will Benefit

  • Define human error and types.
  • Compare multiple accident causation theories.
  • Apply countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
  • Understand the role of accident causation within a safety management system.
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- Rodrigues "Rocky" Smith
Safety Manager

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