Accident Investigation (AIT) Independent Study
Graduates are certified as an "Accident Investigation Technician"
Accidents are unplanned and unintentional events that result in harm or loss to personnel, property, production, or nearly anything that has some inherent value. Accidents are rarely simple and almost never result from a single cause. Most accidents involve multiple, interrelated causal factors. Accidents can occur whenever significant deficiencies, oversights, errors, omissions, or unanticipated changes are present. Any one of these conditions can be a precursor for an accident; the only uncertainties are when the accident will occur and how severe its consequences will be.
To conduct a complete accident/incident investigation, the factors contributing to an accident, as well as the means to prevent accidents, must be clearly understood. Management prevents or mitigates accidents by identifying and implementing the appropriate controls and barriers. Accidents occur when one or more barriers in a work system, including procedures, standards, and requirements intended to control the actions of workers, fail to perform as intended. The barriers may not exist, may not be adhered to, or simply may not be comprehensive enough to be effective. Personal performance and environmental factors may also reduce protection.
Understanding how to prevent or control accidents requires an understanding of the sequence of events leading to an accident in order to identify and implement countermeasures that contain risks.
The purpose of this course is to provide those responsible for conducting accident investigations with practical, detailed instruction on conducting these investigations. The course provides in-depth guidance, as well as specific tools and techniques, that will facilitate the investigation process.
This course can also be taken as one section of the Safety Auditor course.
The fee for AIT certification is -
Downloadable version - $245.00
Shipped CD -
$245.00 + $12.95 S/H
There is an exam that can be faxed or e-mailed to NASP for grading. The estimated time required to complete the course is 24 hours, but can be done at the student's own pace. Students will be given six months from time of purchase to complete the course.
Two (2) CEUs are offered through the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for this course. If you are interested in receiving CEUs for this course, upon successful completion of the exam please obtain form and instructions from a Member Services Representative by calling 800-922-2219 (Extension Four).
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Accident Investigation Course Outline
- The Initial Investigation at the Accident Scene
- Immediate Post-Accident Actions
- Preserving and Documenting the Accident Scene
- Securing and Preserving the Scene
- Documenting the Scene
- Collecting, Preserving, and Controlling Evidence
- Obtaining Initial Witness Statements
- Managing the Accident Investigation
- Project Planning
- Determining Task Assignments
- Acquiring Resources
- Establishing Information Access and Release Protocols
- Managing the Investigation Process
- Taking Control of the Accident Scene
- Initial Meeting of the Investigators
- Promoting Teamwork
- Managing Information Collection
- Managing Report Writing
- Collecting Data
- Collecting Human Evidence
- Locating Witnesses
- Conducting Interviews
- Collecting Physical Evidence
- Documenting Physical Evidence
- Inspecting Physical Evidence
- Removing Physical Evidence
- Collecting Documentary Evidence
- Examining Organizational Concerns, Management Systems, and Management Oversight
- Preserving and Controlling Evidence
- Analyzing Data
- Determining Facts
- Determining Causal Factors
- Direct Cause
- Contributing Causes
- Root Causes
- The Importance of Causal Factors
- Using the Core Analytical Techniques
- Events and Causal Factors Charting
- Barrier Analysis
- Change Analysis
- Events and Causal Factors Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Developing Conclusions and Judgments of Need
- Conclusions
- Judgments of Need
- Reporting the Results
- Writing the Report
- Report Format and Content
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Facts and Analysis
- Conclusions and Judgments of Need
- Appendices
