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Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents, AIChE (August 1992) (Link)

Kenneth F. Roberts, CIH, CSP, Incident Investigation (10/97) (link)
This online Powerpoint presentation includes investigation strategy and contributing factors to accidents. Pretty basic, but there are some good pieces to it. 

Bennett / Hintergardt, Safety Incident Investigation (link)
Written for California Safety Order 3203, which is identical to U.S. OSHA PSM requirements regarding incident investigation, this article offers tips on how to conduct incident investigations.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Incident Investigation Manual (1992) (link)
Written originally for the nuclear power industry, it has relevance to other industries as well.

University of North Dakota, Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Department, Incident Investigation Form (link)
The form is suitable as an early form for the person who observed the incident prior to follow up work to determine the cause of the incident in more detail. 

Michael L. Marshall, PE, CSP, U.S. OSHA, Using Incident Investigations as a Program Assessment Tool (link)
Written for the 1998 Symposium of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, The purpose of this paper to: 1) emphasize the positive aspects related to incident investigations and the opportunities which are available to companies to use information obtained during investigations as a program assessment tool; and 2) stress the need to evaluate all information gathered by the investigation team, even if it is not related to a root or probable cause(s) of an event. 

British Columbia Institute of Technology, Accident/Incident Investigation and Reporting Procedures (link)
An example from this university of a good general policy statemtn about incident investigations and reporting.

Ian McIntyre, Conducting an Incident Investigation (link) 
Offers tips on the qualities of a good investigation and has anecdotes to explain the importance of each item.

The Investigation process Research Roundtable and Library (link)
300 on-line papers, reports, reviews, editorials, indexes, and references on the investigation process. 

 


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