NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation

This qualification is for anyone who wants to carry out incident investigations effectively.

This training course was designed to enable supervisors, employers and anyone with an interest in health and safety to:

• Investigate simple incidents as well as ones on a larger scale.
• Carry out risk assessments.
• Help resolve incidents using investigation techniques.
• Come up with a plan of action intended to prevent incidents from reoccurring.
• Gather evidence alone or by contributing to team investigations.
• Better conduct witness interviews after incidents occur.

Employers, supervisors, union and safety representatives will all benefit greatly from this incident investigation course.

Employers who are looking to put staff onto this course will also gain a number of benefits from the skills that their employees will learn, including:

• Driving down repeat incidents by learning lessons from investigating causes.
• Confidence that your organisation has an educated approach to the investigation of incidents.
• A positive impact to safety culture by encouraging a proactive approach to incident investigation.
• An approach to incident investigation that reflects best practice.
• Employees educated in a qualification created by both NEBOSH and HSE.

While there are no entry requirements, it is recommended that those taking the HSE Introduction to Incident qualification should already have a basic foundation of health and safety. This course is a great accompaniment to other health and safety courses, and can help you to develop a skill in incident investigation.