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What is the difference between an Audit and an Incident Investigation?

What is the difference between an Audit and an Incident Investigation?

Introduction Audits and Incident Investigations are both very important components of our safety management systems. They often relate to each other but have distinct roles. Case Study Let’s consider a common, every day situation. A manager in a national distribution business is doing a regular Safety Audit in the loading dock of a regional warehouse. She is not the Loading Dock Manager but is conducting an audit in another manager’s area as part of the organisations cross-au

It's not just about the investigation. A PNG experience.

It's not just about the investigation. A PNG experience.

Many articles are written around the need to investigate an Incident or Failure no matter what that Incident or Failure is, we must identify its cause to prevent a recurrence. A recent Safety Wise ICAM project in the highlands of Papua New Guinea brought about a refreshing focus on the forgotten reasons why there is a need to complete an investigation of an Incident or Failure. To set the scene; We are in the Highlands of PNG with a group of people who work in the mining and

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