INTRODUCTION This post outlines a review of various incident investigation techniques and the background behind how and why ICAM was...

For those of you who read my previous article you will be familiar with Zoey, our 5 year old daughter. It seems that she is becoming my...

As part of my Coaching business, I recently had the privilege of working with the team at Safety Wise and their CEO Luke Dam to create...

What Are Investigation Coaching Services? The purpose of working with an investigation coach is to maximise both your own potential and...

Historically incident investigations have been seen as reactive in nature. We failed to prevent an adverse outcome and so we investigate...

So, the conversation normally starts like this: ‘So Geoff, what do you do with yourself?’ My normal response is that I work 80% of my...

The ripples of an accident Spread further out day by day, The impact never forgotten The grief never far away. Losses are measured in...

Introduction Have you ever thought when your manager asked you to be part of an investigation team; “Why was I assigned to this...

As usual the phone call comes in on Friday afternoon – ‘Can you help with an investigation in Mt Isa?’ ‘When?’ ‘They want you yesterday....

The words of Spanish born, American philosopher George Santayana - “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” -...

“Red herrings” – the bane of any incident investigator’s life. The evidence that misleads or distracts us from the relevant facts and...

And with those four words, the wheels were set in motion that would change many lives forever. It was just after lunch and I had just sat...

Are you a company who is thinking of introducing Safety Wise ICAM Training into your business ? Are you in a position where you’re faced...

So you’ve done the Incident Cause Analysis Method (ICAM) Training…. and from the feedback we receive, attendees say it was a great course...

In May 2016 I published an article on LinkedIn in relation to the contents of Incident Investigation Reports. This article compliments...

2009… a year that heralded some interesting events and saw some watershed moments that will never be forgotten by some: The worst...

THE “BAD PARENT” MOMENT… Have you ever had one of those “really bad parent” moments that make you question yourself? Well last week, I...

Kindergarten Learning My youngest child, Ellie Grace, started Kindy (otherwise known as Prep) in primary school this year. I’m happy to...

Our new CEO at Safety Wise (Luke Dam) had a chat to me recently while he was finalising our new Business Plan. The discussion revolved...

Introduction The link between near misses and significant events within organisations can sometimes be misunderstood, not considered or...