WHS Incident Investigations

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VTS can provide third-party, unbiased, and objective incident investigations and support services tailored to your organisation. Our consultants possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to conduct independent workplace incident investigations.

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No matter how seriously any organisation takes workplace safety, incidents and near misses can and do occur. These events must be thoroughly investigated to establish the root causes. From experience, VTS believes that any serious incident or near miss often involves multiple root causes that converge at one moment in time. In some cases, these may lead to serious injuries or fatalities.

We assist organisations in identifying root causes by analysing the event and putting effective strategies in place to prevent recurrence. We follow a structured process: gathering and recording critical information, conducting interviews, analysing data, determining surface and root causes, and developing recommendations.

Analysis of Incident Trends

We also provide loss analysis and trending services to uncover root causes, identify problem areas, and recommend safety controls and improvement goals.

This process begins with collecting and analysing accident report data and inspecting relevant work areas. We analyse incidents across categories such as time of day, location, type of incident, and supervisor trends.

Our analysis includes:

• Injury Analysis – Understand the harmful energy transfer involved.
• Event Analysis – Identify sequences that led to the incident.
• Systems Analysis – Uncover underlying safety system failures that contributed to unsafe conditions or behaviours.

The outcome of this analysis is presented in a written report. It outlines specific surface causes, root causes, and practical strategies to control or eliminate those causes. It will also propose improvements to any missing or inadequate safety system components.

Incident Investigation Training

VTS also delivers Incident Response and Investigation Training to empower managers, supervisors, and frontline workers with practical knowledge and tools. This course includes an overview of root cause analysis methods and how to apply them effectively in the workplace.