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Accident Investigation Report
The Accident Investigation Report is designed to be quick to complete and easy to adapt to your own workplace. Start from the template rather than a blank page, tailor the hazards, controls and responsibilities to your site, and keep a completed copy on file as evidence that the right checks were made.
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A structured accident investigation template using root-cause analysis.
A structured accident investigation template using root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
About this template
How it links to the standards
Where this template names protective equipment or a control measure, the equipment itself is governed by a published standard that defines what it must withstand and how it is tested. The full EN standards library covers each one in plain language so you can confirm you are specifying the right level of protection.
Related guidance
Filling the template in is easier when you know the reasoning behind each control. These notes cover the practical detail:
- Tips and Tricks — the full technique-note library for this kind of work
Root cause analysis traces an incident back through contributing causes.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Accident Investigation Report template cover?
A structured accident investigation using root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence, rather than stopping at the immediate, visible cause.
Why does root-cause analysis matter more than identifying who was involved?
Blame stops the investigation at who, while root cause analysis keeps asking why until it reaches a fixable system or process gap that would otherwise cause the same incident again.
What should the investigation record beyond what happened?
The contributing factors and the underlying system gap, plus the corrective actions identified to prevent recurrence, not just a description of the event itself.
Who should complete an accident investigation report?
Someone with the authority and access to gather facts objectively, ideally not solely the person directly involved, so the investigation is not shaped by a single perspective.