INCIDENT/
ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATION
AND CAUSAL
FACTOR
ANALYSIS
Presented by: AL-FER S. SALALILA
INCIDENT/Accident Investigation and Causal
Factor Analysis
CONDUCTING INCIDENT AND
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AND CAUSAL FACTOR ANALYSIS
IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS IS A
CRUCIAL PRACTICE TO ENSURE
SAFETY, MITIGATE RISKS, AND
IMPROVE FUTURE PROJECT
OUTCOMES.
Initial Response and
Reporting
Data Collection
Key Aspects of Analysis
Incident/Accident
Implementation of
Investigation
Corrective Actions
Documentation and
Reporting
INITIAL IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO
RESPONSE SECURE THE SITE AND
ENSURE SAFETY.
AND
ACCURATE AND TIMELY
REPORTING REPORTING OF THE
INCIDENT TO RELEVANT
AUTHORITIES AND
STAKEHOLDERS.
DATA GATHERING ALL
COLLECTION PERTINENT DATA
INCLUDING EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNTS, SITE
CONDITIONS, AND
EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
USING TOOLS SUCH AS
PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEO
RECORDINGS, AND
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
ANALYSIS IDENTIFYING DIRECT,
INDIRECT, AND ROOT
CAUSES USING
TECHNIQUES LIKE ROOT
CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA),
FAILURE MODES AND
EFFECTS ANALYSIS
(FMEA), AND FAULT TREE
ANALYSIS (FTA)
IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPING AND
OF CORRECTIVE IMPLEMENTING
ACTIONS MEASURES TO ADDRESS
THE ROOT CAUSES.
MONITORING THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE
MEASURES.
DOCUMENTATION COMPREHENSIVE
AND REPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF
FINDINGS,
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
REPORTING TO
REGULATORY BODIES
SUCH AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND EMPLOYMENT
(DOLE) IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
THANK YOU!
REFERENCES
"Safety Performance and Practices in the Philippine Construction Industry" by
Ernesto M. Pernia and colleagues.
"Incident Reporting and Analysis in Philippine Engineering Projects" by the
University of the Philippines College of Engineering.
"Investigation of Construction Accidents in Metro Manila: Root Causes and
Solutions" by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE).
"Analysis of Fatal Construction Accidents in the Philippines" published in the Journal
of Occupational Safety and Health.
DOLE Department Order No. 13: Guidelines Governing Occupational Safety and
Health in the Construction Industry.
Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) by DOLE.
