Investigating and reporting accidents effectively

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5360281

Fillmore, D; Trost, A

This booklet is written to help the untrained accident investigator perform a type C'' accident investigation. It is designed to identify the philosophy of accident investigation, the steps involved, the potential problems in the investigation, and give instruction for completing the DOE 5484 X form. A hypothetical accident is analyzed to illustrate the proper investigating and reporting techniques. We must keep in mind that even simple accidents should use the same analytical ideas or techniques -- scale the accident investigation to conform to the consequence if the accident is not resolved.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). System Safety Development Center
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5360281
• Report Number(s): DOE/SSDC-76-45/41; SSDC-41; ON: DE92013791
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ACCIDENTS
INVESTIGATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
DECISION MAKING
MANUALS
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
990100* - Management
570000 - Health & Safety