Incident investigation has been regarded as one of the means of improving safety performance. Limited published research exists that focuses on the context of practical investigation and the perspectives of investigators in the field. This research addresses this gap by evaluating how investigations are conducted in the Ghanaian Mining Industry. Forty-one investigators with diverse backgrounds were interviewed and the data collected was analysed through qualitative content analysis. Results of the study indicate that the blame culture is still evident, there is a lack of focus on controls and narrow dissemination of post-investigation findings. 49% of investigators had no knowledge of accident causation models and investigation methods. 37%...
Nowadays, 'investigation' is a very commonly advocated approach and consequently is becoming an umbr...
A series of incidents in a short period created cause for concern on a large construction project in...
Safety is monitored by various proactive and reactive methods, including the investigation of advers...
Effective incident investigations have been recognised as a vital means of improving safety. Neverth...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries and is often used to imp...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries and is often used to imp...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries. This study was undertak...
The ongoing existence of workplace accidents suggests that opportunities exist for organisations, re...
Learning from incidents is regarded as a key component of an organisation's safety management system...
Background: Despite improvements in safety performance, the number and severity of mining-related in...
International audienceThe context and habits of accident investigation practices were explored by me...
As a historically high risk industry, mining continues to be associated with high accident/incident ...
Artisanal and small-scale gold miners are confronted with numerous hazards often resulting in varyin...
Many organisations and companies take extensive proactive measures to identify, evaluate and reduce ...
To present information such as causes of accidents and their consequences on the Ghanaian mining ind...
Nowadays, 'investigation' is a very commonly advocated approach and consequently is becoming an umbr...
A series of incidents in a short period created cause for concern on a large construction project in...
Safety is monitored by various proactive and reactive methods, including the investigation of advers...
Effective incident investigations have been recognised as a vital means of improving safety. Neverth...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries and is often used to imp...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries and is often used to imp...
Incident investigation is of utmost importance in most high-risk industries. This study was undertak...
The ongoing existence of workplace accidents suggests that opportunities exist for organisations, re...
Learning from incidents is regarded as a key component of an organisation's safety management system...
Background: Despite improvements in safety performance, the number and severity of mining-related in...
International audienceThe context and habits of accident investigation practices were explored by me...
As a historically high risk industry, mining continues to be associated with high accident/incident ...
Artisanal and small-scale gold miners are confronted with numerous hazards often resulting in varyin...
Many organisations and companies take extensive proactive measures to identify, evaluate and reduce ...
To present information such as causes of accidents and their consequences on the Ghanaian mining ind...
Nowadays, 'investigation' is a very commonly advocated approach and consequently is becoming an umbr...
A series of incidents in a short period created cause for concern on a large construction project in...
Safety is monitored by various proactive and reactive methods, including the investigation of advers...