Conducting successful investigations
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Conducting successful investigations
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Task 2: Incident investigation terms of reference
Incident investigations require a term of
reference (ToR) be formalized unless they are
level 2 or below or minor potential
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Task 3: Conducting the investigation
Incidents for level 3 or above or medium/high
potential shall be subject to a detailed
investigation commencing within 24 hours of the
incident
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Task 4: Conducting the Tripod Beta
(4/5 actual, High Potential or Tier 1)
Require a Tripod Beta analysis to identify the
underlying causes
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Task 5: Statement of Fitness for Process Plant or
Equipment
Before restarting a process facility the following criteria
shall be confirmed as having been met
The basic and immediate physical cause(s) of the
incident are understood.
Corrective actions required for restart are completed
and address the incident causes.
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Task 5: Statement of Fitness for Process Plant or
Equipment
• A review has been conducted to assess
implications for similar equipment or barriers on
the asset
• The Hazards and Effects Register has been
reviewed as it applies to this incident.
• Statements of Fitness requirements specified in
SP-2062 have been met where applicable.
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Task 6: Incident Review(IRC)/MD Incident Review (MDIRC)
and Serious Incident Review (SIR) process
Local
review
Directorate
IRC
MDIRC SIR
High potential,level 4/5, Tier 1 x x x x
Medium potential or level 3 x x
Unauthorised overdue medium
potential or level 3
x x x
Low potential or level 1/2 x
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Task 7: Report writing
For low potential or level 1 or 2 incidents the investigation report
should be no more than one page long.
The report shall contain as a minimum:
Place, time, date, and description of the incident;
Classification of incident (incident type) Actual and Potential Consequences;
Why the incident occurred
Wider management issues identified
Action items to prevent reoccurrence.
The report shall clearly highlight the key findings identified from
the investigation
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Task 7: Report writing
For more serious incidents compile a more detailed Incident
investigation Report
Include an executive summary
The report shall contain as a minimum:
Place, time, date, and description of the incident;
Key findings
Supplementary findings
Actual and Potential Consequences;
Details of barriers, (Barrier or active??) failures,
underlying causes and latent failures
Action items to prevent reoccurrence.
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Task 7: Report writing
Where a Tripod has been conducted the report shall correspond
to the Tripod findings and the Tripod flowchart will be contained
as an Appendix.
Recommendations that are not directly related to the incident
causes shall be stated in a separate section of the incidentinvestigation report.
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Task 7: Report writing
SMART - Action items - 5 Redlined Actions
Specific (S) Objectives should specify what they want to achieve.
Measureable (M) You should be able to measure whether you are meeting the objectives or not.
Achievable (A) Are the objectives you set, achievable and attainable?
Realistic (R) Can you realistically achieve the objectives with the resources you have?
Time bound (T) By when do you want to achieve the set objectives?
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Task 9: Fountain Information Management (FIM)
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Task 10: Close out of remedial actions
Discuss
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Task 11: Learning from incidents
Poster to educate the people at risk
Management learning’s from the investigation to enable the
management to review their procedures and HEMP to avoid it
happening again
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Task 12: Serious Incident Review Committee (SIR)
The Managing Directors is required to present the learning's
from the most serious incidents, including actual 4/5 or high
potential to PDO shareholders on at least an annual basis