NEBOSH Introduction to Incident Investigation

Course overview

The NEBOSH Introduction to Incident Investigation course covers:

• The moral, legal and financial reasons for carrying out effective incident investigations
• The benefits of incident investigation
• Human and organisational factors
• The process of investigation. This includes gathering and organising evidence and identifying immediate, underlying and root causes
• Interview techniques
• Understanding the significance of bias and blame cultures

The course includes an innovative end-of-course assessment. You'll need to analyse a case study film and identify poor and good practices in interviewing techniques.

Highlights of the course

This NEBOSH qualification will ensure critical investigations are carried out effectively. Employers, supervisors, health and safety reps, union and safety reps will all benefit. Attending the course will enable you to:

• Independently investigate incidents
• Gather evidence including conducting witness interviews
• Produce an action plan to prevent a recurrence of an incident
• Contribute to team investigations for large scale incidents
• Positively impact the safety culture in your organisation