ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION
B.E.S.O. SAFETY TRAININGS & CONSULTANCY SERVICES
DOLE Accredited OSH Training Organization: No. 1030-061721-127
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the module, participants will be able to:
• Discuss the importance of accident investigation.
• Know the method or process of accident investigation.
• Learn the skills in interviewing witnesses
• Accomplish the Work Accident/Illness Report (WAIR)
and Annual Accident/ Illness Exposure Data Reports
(AEDR) based on cases given.
• Compute sample Severity Rate (SR) and Frequency
Rate (FR).
CONTENTS
• Purpose and procedure of Accident Investigation
• Skills in interviewing witnesses
• Steps in preparing investigation report
• DOLE reportorial requirements (content, purpose,
frequency of submission)
• Calculation of frequency rate and severity rate
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
Accident investigation
• is a systematic approach
to the identification of
causal factors and
implementation of
corrective actions without
placing blame on or
finding personal fault.
• The purpose of the investigation is NOT to find out
whose fault it is, but to determine why the accident
occurred so you can prevent it from happening again.
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
(AIM)
• Identify causes – immediate and underlying
• Assess weaknesses – legal compliance and risk
management
• Define remedial actions – corrective and preventive
• Share lessons learnt – prevent similar incidents
occurring by encouraging learning, change and improved
risk management
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PREVENT
SIMILAR EVENTS OCCURRING AGAIN!
ACCIDENT DEFINITION
CONSEQUENCES OF ACCIDENT
COSTS OF ACCIDENT
WHEN SHOULD AN ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED?
• The investigation should begin as soon as possible after
the accident or near miss has occurred.
• The first priority is to provide assistance and care to any
injured personnel.
• After that has been done and any additional hazards have
been contained and controlled, the investigation can begin.
• Don’t wait too long to begin the investigation; Evidence
could be destroy and witnesses may forget what they have
observed.
WHICH ACCIDENTS NEED TO BE
INVESTIGATED?
• Injury?
• Illness?
• Property damage?
• Near miss?
ALL accidents shall be reported and recorded.
WHO SHOULD INVESTIGATE?
• Safety Committee • Safety Officer
Members • Other safety & health
• Immediate Supervisor professional
• Department Manager
QUALIFICATIONS OF ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATOR
• Technical Knowledge
• Objectivity
• Analytical approach to problems
• Familiarity with the job, process or operation
• Diplomacy in communicating
• Intellectual honesty
• Interest and curiosity
INVESTIGATIONS STEPS
Gather Information
• Step 1: Securing the scene
• Step 2: Collecting facts about what happened
Analyze the Facts
• Step 3: Developing the sequence of events
• Step 4: Determining the cause
Implement Solutions
• Step 5: Recommending improvements
• Step 6: Writing the report
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
(DOCUMENTATION)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
(PEOPLE)
SKILLS IN INTERVIEWING
WITNESSES
SKILLS IN INTERVIEWING
WITNESSES
SKILLS IN INTERVIEWING
WITNESSES – WHO TO INTERVIEW?
WRITING THE REPORT
What’s in the report?
• Background
• Description of the accident
• Findings
• Causes of the accident
• Recommendations
• Summary/Conclusion
• Review and follow-up actions
• Attachments
OSHS RULE 1050 REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SERIOUS INCIDENTS
• All work accidents or occupational illnesses in places of
employment, resulting in disabling conditions or dangerous
occurrence as defined in 1053.2 shall be reported by the
employer to the Regional Labor Office or duly authorized
representative in duplicate, and a copy furnished to the
employee or his duly authorized representative using form
DOLE/BWC/OHSD-IP-6.
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OSHS RULE 1050 REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SERIOUS INCIDENTS
• Where the accident or fitness results in death or permanent
total disability, the employer, shall initially notify the
Regional Labor Office or duly authorized representative
within twenty-four (24) hours after occurrence using the
fastest available means of communication.
• The employer shall accomplish and submit the following:
1. Work Accident/Illness Report (WAIR) monthly using
DOLE/BWC/OHSD-IP-6
2. Annual Work Accident/Illness Exposure Data Report
(AEDR) using DOLE/BWC/HSD-IP-6b every January of
the following year.
DANGEROUS OCCURENCES
(OSHS RULE 1053 AND DO13 S14)
• Any dangerous occurrence which may or may not cause serious bodily
harm to workers employed or seriously damage the premises of
employment shall be investigated and reported by the employer upon
occurrence to the DOLE Office or duly authorized representative having
jurisdiction in duplicate using the prescribed form DOLE/BWC/HSD-IP-6.
• The following are dangerous occurrences, which shall be investigated and
reported:
a. Explosion of boilers used for heating or power.
b. Collapse of a crane, derrick, winch, hoist or other appliances used in
raising or lowering persons or goods, the overturning of a crane.
c. Explosion or fire causing damage to the structure, and
d. Electrical short circuit or failure of electrical machinery, plant or
apparatus, attended by explosion or fire causing structural damage
thereto and involving its stoppage and misuse.
IMMINENT DANGER DEFINITION
(D.O. 198-18)
• Imminent danger refers to a situation caused by a condition
or practice in any place of employment that could
reasonably be expected to lead to death or serious physical
harm.
OSHS RULE 1050 REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SERIOUS INCIDENTS
DO 198-18 SECTION 17: OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORTS
All employers, contractors or subcontractors, if any,
shall submit to DOLE all safety and health reports, and
notifications such as but not limited to:
• annual medical report (AMR) – on or
before March 31 following the covered
year
• OSH committee report, employer’s work
accident/ injury report (WAIR) - monthly
• annual work accident/injury exposure
data report (AEDR) – on or before
January 30 following the covered year
FREQUENCY RATE AND SEVERITY
RATE
• FREQUENCY RATE: The disabling injury FREQUENCY RATE
relates the injuries to the hours worked during the period and expresses them in
terms of a million-hour unit by use of the following formula:
Total number of disabling injuries X 1,000,000
Employee-hours of exposure
• SEVERITY RATE: The disabling injury SEVERITY RATE relates the
days charged to the hours worked during the period and expresses them in
terms of a million-hour unit by the use of the following formula:
Total days charged X 1,000,000
Employee-hours of exposure
COMPUTATION OF FR AND SR
ACCIDENT STATISTICS – YEAR 2021
• TOTAL MANPOWER: 575 PERSONS
• TOTAL MAN-HOUR WORKED: 900,000
• TOTAL DISABLING ACCIDENTS: 6
• TOTAL DAYS CHARGED: 650
COMPUTATION OF FR AND SR
FREQUENCY RATE
6 x 1,000,000 = 6.67
900,000
SEVERITY RATE
650 x 1,000,000 = 722.22
900,000
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KEY POINTS
• Accident investigation is a methodical effort to collect
and interpret the facts of accident in order to explore
actions that should be taken to prevent or minimize its
recurrence.
• A formal policy requiring the proper and consistent
reporting of all accidents is one of the most important
principles of accident investigation programs.
• There are DOLE reportorial requirements related to
accident reporting and recording SR and FR; Rule 1050.
THAT WOULD BE ALL. THANK YOU!
