Description
Our Accident Investigation online training course allows organisations to cut their costs without cutting corners or compromising on safety. If you need to make a business case for safety training, we’ve outlined the key reasons why this occupational safety course is good for business.
The online eLearning course has been designed to help businesses to comply with legislation which means you’ll benefit from enhanced accident reporting while also helping to identify root causes and implement protection measures and prevent future incidents.
Research shows that organisations that implement proper accident investigations experience a reduction in incidents and an overall improvement in safety.
This online course covers the following topics:
- Accident Investigation Overview
- Introduction to Accidents and Near-Misses
- Causes and Impacts of Accidents
- Accident Investigation Plan
- Conducting an Investigation
- Recommendations and Reports
A CPD Certified Online Course
This online course has reached the required Continuing Professional Development (CPD) standards and benchmarks, and the learning values have been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality by the CPD Certification Service.
CPD helps individuals to focus on how they can become a more effective professional. It enables them to adapt positively to changes in work/industry requirements. CPD shows a clear commitment to self-development and professionalism.
A RoSPA Approved Course
This online course adheres to RoSPA’s high quality assurance standards.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course you will have learned about:
- Legislative and regulatory requirements
- Near-misses and why you should investigate them
- Accidents and why you should investigate them
- Root causes of accidents and near-misses
- Safety Systems and Standards
- Developing an Accident Investigation Plan
- Accident Investigation processes and procedures
- Types of investigation evidence
- How to interview a witness
- Gathering photographic evidence
- Gathering paper evidence
- The two types of recommendations
- How to write an Accident Investigation report
- Important report content, including the five W’s
- Who needs to be notified
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
On successful completion of the final assessment a downloadable certificate is immediately available.








