Unit 18- Revision 1

In a workplace investigation, what should NOT be done

• Hold private investigations

• Keep the rest of the workplace updates regularly

• Go over policies before conducting interviews

• After gathering evidence, take an action consistent with policy

What is NOT a valid evidence in a workplace investigation?

• The complaint's testimony

• Hearsay from other employees

• Video of the situation being complained about

• Witness statements

What should you avoid when investigating a situation in your workplace?

• Open-ended questions

• Confidentiality

• Documentation

• Bias

Direct cause of an incident refers to

• The first action that initiated the problem

• The immediate response from the organization to the incident

• The underlying reasons for not preventing the incident

• The immediate result of an unsafe working condition

The connection of laws and legislations with investigations is

• The investigations should be carried out according to the law and regulations

• The laws provide data and evidence- helpful for the investigations

• The laws put an obligation of developing root cause analysis

• The laws provide biased benefits to who the government likes more

Which of the following is the most important reason to conduct investigations?

• To observe and learn the safety culture at different situations

• To fulfil the obligation under legislations for costs and insurance requirements

• To blame or hold someone accountable for their work practices

• To identify the damages and financial losses after the incident

Not implementing corrective actions leads to

• Human error at workplace

• Similar incident reoccurring

• Management failure

• No training oppurtunities for the employees

RIDDOR stands for

• Recordkeeping of Information of Deaths and Diseases in Occupational Regulations

• Reporting Incidents of Deaths and Diseases in Occupational Regulations

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

• Reporting Incidents of Deaths and Disease Occurrences Regulations

The tool that helps investigators to identify the sequence of causes of an incident

• Checklist of all possible causes

• Models of causation

• Questionnaire for all employees

• Consent form

The nature of workplace processes helps the investigator to understand the

• Safety culture at the organization

• Behaviour and morals at the organization

• Planned processes at the organiation

• Ongoing improvement at the organization