Safety Committee Call-Out and Investigation Procedures

Purpose

The primary purpose for safety investigations is to prevent accidents by determining accident cause and attempting to avoid repeat mistakes. This can be done by carefully determining and analyzing what caused the accident. Good safety investigation reports are mandated by OR-OSHA and are necessary to evaluate accident loss trends, develop reliable accident statistics, and deter further accidents. It is the purpose of this Operational Guideline to outline safety investigation procedures for all personnel.

Responsibility

The Fire Chief shall establish the procedures assigning investigators when circumstances require such response.

Procedure

  1. ALL accidents involving personal injury, damage to a District vehicle and/or damage to District real estate property including buildings, fences, land, etc., shall be immediately reported to the Senior Officer in charge, then to the Fire Chief in a reasonable time. Reasonable time shall be determined by the severity of the accident. This will include accidents which occur during an incident, at drill, or merely driving down the street. There will be NO exceptions.
  2. The Senior Officer, or Officer in Charge (Incident Command), will notify members of the Safety Committee as well as the Fire Chief in the following manner:
    1. There are three situations which require investigators