NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation (III) – English

The NEBOSH and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) jointly developed this specialist qualification in incident investigation after HSE inspectors observed that many workplace incident investigations were of poor quality. By combining HSE’s advanced technical expertise with NEBOSH’s capability in delivering robust professional qualifications, this course enables organisations to benefit from having a trained internal investigator capable of conducting high-quality investigations.

Employers gain valuable lessons from investigations. Once an incident’s root cause is identified and effective control measures are implemented, similar incidents should not recur-saving the company time and money in the long term.

Key benefits include:

• Reduced repetition of incidents, as lessons learned are applied to prevent recurrence
• Confidence that the organisation’s investigation process is robust and timely
• Improved safety culture through a proactive approach to incident investigation
• Development of internal expertise within the company
• Adoption of best-practice methods in incident investigation

This qualification provides individuals with the knowledge, understanding and skills to make a meaningful contribution to both small-scale and larger team investigations. It enables them to carry out investigations independently, swiftly identifying immediate, underlying and root causes.

Learners will be competent to:

• Investigate incidents independently
• Gather evidence and conduct witness interviews
• Create action plans to prevent recurrence
• Support team investigations for major incidents
• Positively influence the organisation’s safety culture