Learning from incidents and accidents

Introduction

There are many different definitions for what constitutes an incident or an accident, however the focus is always on unintended and often unforeseen events that cause unintended consequences. This article is focused on the process of learning from incidents and accidents. Learning from incidents can been defined as a process through which employees and the organisation as a whole seek to understand any negative safety events that have taken place in order to prevent similar future events[1]. The focus is on making sure that the lessons learned from incident investigations are implemented and lead to an actual improvement in safety. For this article we will…