Simplicity in Safety Investigations: Moving Towards Learning from Incidents, Second Edition [Hardcover]

This book reveals the critical necessity of transitioning from identifying lessons to implementing actionable changes in workplace safety. New to this edition are two additional chapters, updated content on lessons learned from investigations and increased coverage of the process required to better understand workplace fatalities.?

Acknowledgements ix

Early thoughts xi

Introduction xiii

What does this edition cover? xv

Chapter 1 Learning, mindset, and approach 1

What is learning? 1

Mindset 2

Approach 6

Chapter essentials 7

Chapter 2 Before you start 8

Key decisions: study level, scope, team formation, and roles 8

Learning Study level 8

Scope and team formation 9

A simple study 10

A detailed study 11

Roles 13

The art of facilitation and using a coaching style in facilitation 14

Your conversations and questions (before and after an event) 19

Chapter essentials 19

Chapter 3 Getting to lessons to be learnt  the process 20

Step 0: Immediate response (Pre-Learning Study work) 20

Step 1: A decision to undertake a Learning Study is made 21

Step 2: Preliminary information gathering is completed 22

A side note on post-incident conversations/ interviewing (as compared to taking statements) 23

Generous listening 25

The interview conversation 27

Step 3: A Learning Study team is formed 29

Step 4: The team goes through the draft Work-As-Done timeline 29

Step 5: More comprehlSf