Who should carry out the investigation? Among those who may make an investigation are: The safety practitioner or one of his staff A member of management. The supervisor, foreman or chargehand. Mangers You will remember that many causes of accidents are due to management system, or rather the lack of effective system. The objective of any analysis or investigative report is to provide management with a means of deciding why their policies and procedures failed to prevent accidents, injuries and ill health. As it is management who ultimately make the decisions and allocate resources, it is vitally important that they are actively involved at every step of the procedures. Supervisor Usually, it is the immediate supervisor of the injured person or the supervisor in whose department the damaged property belonged, who is better qualified to carry out the investigation than any other member of the management team, including the safety practitioners: He is likely to know most about the situ
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