NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation (INV)

Course overview

The NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation (INV) is an internationally recognised HSE course. By learning lessons and making improvements, organisations can avoid similar incidents occurring in the future. It is for anyone who wants to carry out incident investigations effectively.

It covers the moral, legal and financial arguments for investigations, the human and organisational factors that can contribute to an incident, the process for investigating incidents, and positive interview strategies and the barriers to successful interviews.

On completion you will have the skills to carry out an unaided investigation of a non-complex incident. The qualification takes you through the four steps of a good investigation and the skills to identify the immediate, underlying and root causes of incidents. It introduces the PEACE model for witness interviewing, which you apply to three incident interviews in the final assessment. What you learn will also let you contribute to team investigations of larger-scale incidents.

What you'll learn

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

Who should attend

• Managers and supervisors
• SHE champions
• Union representatives
• Aspiring health and safety practitioners

Benefits for employers

• Drive down repeat incidents by learning lessons so they do not happen again
• Confidence that your organisation's approach to investigations is robust and reflects best practice
• Improved safety culture through a proactive approach to incident investigation
• In-company expertise: an in-house trained investigator who can carry out good-quality investigations
• Once root causes are identified and additional controls are put in place, the same type of incident should not recur, which in the longer term saves the employer money

Syllabus summary

• Element 1 – Incident terminology, the moral, legal and financial arguments for investigations and management system requirements
• Element 2 – Human and organisational factors
• Element 3 – Investigating incidents
• Element 4 – Positive strategies for and the barriers to successful interviews
• Element 5 – Advanced incident investigation techniques

Entry requirements

None. Learners need a suitable standard of English to understand and articulate the concepts in the syllabus.

Assessment and certification

• A practical assessment is completed at the end of the course. You are given a pack of evidence and shown a video of three witness interviews.
• You review the evidence, evaluate each interview and produce an action plan that would help prevent a recurrence of the incident.
• Grades: Pass or Refer.
• Successful candidates receive a certificate in NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation, which is internationally recognised.
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