Citation

Katsakiori PF, Manatakis E, Goutsos S, Athanassiou G. Pol. Pract. Health Saf. 2009; 7(1): 53-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Great Britain))

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Abstract

This paper proposes a structured method for carrying out incident investigations. The method starts with active failures, then searches for immediate and underlying factors, and then finds root and legal factors. The method was developed on a theoretical basis and has been evaluated by labour inspectors in Greece in terms of its construct validity, inter-rater reliability and the accuracy of its attributes. The first results from the evaluation are encouraging, and the response to it as an investigation technique has been positive. The method could constitute an important step for the exchange of experiences between inspectorates in EU member countries, and assist in the systematic evaluation of the incident investigation process.