Health Safety and Environment · HSE-010
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis for HSE
Organisations that investigate incidents well learn from them and prevent recurrence. Poor investigations blame individuals, miss systemic causes and allow the same…
- Duration5 days
- Next date14 - 18 Dec 2026
- Cities6 cities
- Fee from£2,850
Course overview
Why Attend
Organisations that investigate incidents well learn from them and prevent recurrence. Poor investigations blame individuals, miss systemic causes and allow the same events to happen again.
This LLMI course teaches a structured approach to HSE incident investigation: initial response, evidence collection, witness interviews, timeline reconstruction, root cause analysis using recognised techniques, human factors, corrective actions and report writing. Participants investigate a realistic case from start to finish.
The course builds skills that support both learning and legal defensibility.
Course Objectives
Respond correctly to incidents and preserve evidence
Plan and lead incident investigations
Interview witnesses effectively
Apply root cause analysis techniques
Consider human factors and organisational causes
Write clear reports and effective corrective actions
Target Audience
HSE professionals
Supervisors and managers
Investigation team members
Operations and maintenance engineers
Quality professionals
Safety representatives
Course Methodology
Full investigation case study
Interview role plays
Root cause analysis workshops
Report writing exercises
Group feedback
Course outline
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1Day 1: Investigation Fundamentals
- Purpose of investigation
- Incident classification
- Legal considerations
- Investigation team
- Just culture
- Exercise: Classifying incidents
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2Day 2: Evidence and Interviews
- Scene management
- Physical and documentary evidence
- Photographs and sketches
- Witness interviews
- Timeline building
- Role play: Witness interviews
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3Day 3: Root Cause Analysis
- Immediate, underlying and root causes
- Five whys
- Fishbone diagrams
- Fault tree and barrier analysis
- Choosing techniques
- Workshop: RCA on the case
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4Day 4: Human and Organisational Factors
- Human error types
- Violations
- Organisational factors
- Fatigue and workload
- Avoiding blame
- Case study: Organisational accident
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5Day 5: Actions and Reporting
- Effective corrective actions
- SMART actions
- Report writing
- Sharing lessons
- Tracking close-out
- Capstone: Investigation report
Dates and fees
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