Incident Investigation and Analysis Flashcards
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What is a causal factor in incident investigation?
Answer: A condition or event that directly contributed to the occurrence of the incident
A causal factor is any condition, event, or behavior that directly contributed to the incident and, if eliminated, would have prevented or reduced severity.
What is the Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram used for in incident analysis?
Answer: Organizing potential causes of an incident into categories to systematically identify root causes
The Ishikawa diagram organizes potential causes into major categories, helping teams systematically identify all contributing factors.
What is the difference between an incident and a near-miss?
Answer: An incident results in actual harm or damage while a near-miss could have caused harm but did not
An incident results in actual injury or damage; a near-miss had the potential for harm but no actual loss occurred.
What is the purpose of a corrective action tracking system?
Answer: To ensure recommended corrective actions from investigations are implemented, verified effective, and completed on schedule
A tracking system ensures recommendations are assigned, implemented within deadlines, verified for effectiveness, and sustained.
When should an incident investigation begin?
Answer: As soon as the scene is safe and immediate medical needs have been addressed
Investigation should begin as soon as possible after the incident, once the scene is safe and injured persons have received care.
What is the Domino Theory of accident causation?
Answer: Heinrich's model proposing that accidents result from a chain of sequential factors, where removing any one domino prevents the accident
Heinrich's Domino Theory proposes five sequential factors like dominoes, and removing any one breaks the chain.