Resources

On this page, I will list links to websites and documents that I found of interest and so may you. Not in any order of importance.

[1] The risk classification method was originally set up by William T. Fine of Naval Ordnance Laboratory in 1971 and named "Mathematical Evaluations for Controlling Hazards". Renamed and revised as "Practical Risk Analysis for Safety Management" by G.F. Kinney et al, Naval Weapons Center (1976). NTIS report number NWC-TP-5865. Available for purchase through NTIS. Search site for "Practical Risk Analysis for Safety Management"

[2] MORT - Management Oversight and Risk Tree. MORT is decision tree based tool to investigate accidents. It was developed in the seventies to assist investigation of accidents in nuclear and other complex and high hazardous industries. Development was done by Bill Johnson of SSDC (Systems Safety Development Center). More information can be obtained via the SSDC website where you can also order MORT Charts and the MORT User Guide.

[3] MORT - Management Oversight and Risk Tree. MORT Manual and Chart can also be downloaded from the NRI - Noordwijk Risk Initiative site. Website also provides

[4] Safety Performance Indicators. An OECD publication that may be of interest to set up a safety management system.  Scroll down to page 93 for "Accident/Near-Miss reporting and Investigation".

[5] Guidelines on occupational safety and health management systems. An ILO publication that may also be of interest when setting up a Safety and Health management system. Scroll down to page 15 for Investigation of work-related injuries, ill health, diseases and incidents, and their impact on safety and health performance. Scroll down to page 15 for "Investigation of work-related injuries, ill health, diseases and incidents, and their impact on safety and health performance".

[6] The CSB - Chemical Safety Board - is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the agency's board members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The CSB conducts root cause investigations of chemical accidents at fixed industrial facilities. Root causes are usually deficiencies in safety management systems, but can be any factor that would have prevented the accident if that factor had not occurred. Other accident causes often involve equipment failures, human errors, unforeseen chemical reactions or other hazards.

[7] Guidance on investigating and analyzing human and organisational factors aspects of incidents and accidents - 2008 publication by the Energy Institue in London. This publication is aimed at anyone who is involved in an incident/accident investigation or analysis either as the lead investigator or part of the supporting team. The guidance has been devised for use by the experienced or novice user although it should be of most value to those who have experience in health and safety issues.

[8] Root causes analysis: Literature review - 2001 publication by the Health & Safety Executive UK. Typically an incident report will place emphasis on developing a description of the consequences rather than causes of the incident, explaining what happened, but not why it happened. It is only by adopting investigation techniques that explicitly identify root causes, ie the reasons why an incident occurred, that organisations may learn from past failures and avoid similar incidents in the future. Root causes analysis is simply a tool designed to help incident investigators determine what, how and most importantly, why an incident occurred.

 [9] An Incident Investigation Procedure for Use In Industry - By Rob Storbakken. A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Masters of Science Degree in Risk Control

[10] A 2008 OSHA Instruction on Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP): Policies and Procedures Manual. - This Instruction revises and clarifies the overall framework of policy and procedure for administering the OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs. After following link, click on PDF link to access docuement.

[11] Developing process safety indicators - 2006 publication by UK Health & Safety Executive. This guidance is aimed at senior managers and safety professionals within major hazard organisations that wish to develop performance indicators to give improved assurance that major hazard risks are under control. After following link, click on button "Buy or download free" to access document.

[12] OSHAcademy - Free online OSH training.  Over 20 subjects including Accident Investigation. Online examination and low cost course certificates.