IC407-Accident Prevention and Analysis
IC407-Accident Prevention and Analysis
IC407-Accident Prevention and Analysis
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Subject Synopsis/Indicative Syllabus1. IntroductionLearning from critical incidents. Review of government requirements onaccident reporting <strong>and</strong> prevention. Classification of loss incidents.2. Theories of <strong>Accident</strong> CausationReview of accidents <strong>and</strong> incidents in the principal employment sectors.<strong>Accident</strong> Causation Models (Human Factors Model, Domino Model,Epidemiological Theory, Energy Exchange Model, System Model,Behavioural Theory of <strong>Accident</strong> Causation) <strong>and</strong> their roles in accidentprevention.3. Monitoring TechniquesHazard identification <strong>and</strong> analysis techniques: Preliminary Hazard<strong>Analysis</strong> (PHA), Job Hazard <strong>Analysis</strong> (JHA), Hazards <strong>and</strong> Operability<strong>Analysis</strong> (HAZOP), Failure Modes <strong>and</strong> Effects <strong>Analysis</strong> (FMEA). Safetyinspection techniques. Comparison of active <strong>and</strong> reactive monitoringtechniques. Development of active <strong>and</strong> reactive monitoring policies <strong>and</strong>procedures to meet statutory <strong>and</strong> organisational needs.4. <strong>Accident</strong> InvestigationPurposes <strong>and</strong> principles of accident investigation. <strong>Accident</strong> investigationtechniques: h<strong>and</strong>ling of accident, collecting evidences, interviewingwitnesses, identifying causes <strong>and</strong> follow-up actions. <strong>Accident</strong> analysistechniques: Fault Tree <strong>Analysis</strong> (FTA), Management Oversight Risk Tree(MORT), Event <strong>and</strong> Causal Factor <strong>Analysis</strong> (ECFA). <strong>Accident</strong> reportwriting.5. <strong>Accident</strong> Recording <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong>Documentation requirements related to the recording <strong>and</strong> reporting ofaccidents / incidents / ill-health. Definitions such as accident rate, severityrate, lost-time injury, <strong>and</strong> codes. Different levels of loss incidence analysis.State <strong>and</strong> enterprise levels of data collection. Statistical analysis. Workrelatedaccident costs. Presentation <strong>and</strong> publishing of loss data.LearningMethodologyBasic underst<strong>and</strong>ing of accident prevention <strong>and</strong> application of various hazard<strong>and</strong> accident analysis techniques will be covered in the lectures. Students willbe required to search for related literature or articles to support what they havelearnt. A site visit will be arranged for the student to conduct a safetyinspection. By relating the lecture materials with real cases, students will needto prepare an accident investigation report <strong>and</strong> present a safety analysis basedon the monitoring techniques acquired.<strong>IC407</strong> - <strong>Accident</strong> <strong>Prevention</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> (Cohort 2011) Page | 2
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