Summary of Safety, Accidents, and Investigations:
Be Prepared for the Unexpected

Steven Derrick Grimes

Columbia Southern University

SUMMARY OF
SAFETY, ACCIDENTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS:
BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED

The Article Safety, accidents, and investigations: Be prepared for the unexpected talks about developing an accident plan that covers the entire scope, from basic prevention to job hazard analysis, training, preparedness to responding to accidents, and strategies to handling accident investigations. The author’s intended audience is the numerous organizations to the promotion of safety and health in the workplace. Performing a job hazard analysis is basically conducting an assessment of the work that each employee performs on a daily basis. According to Battles (2011), a thorough analysis in tales “completing a survey of the tasks where injuries occur or could occur”. To conduct this type of analysis one must first locate areas of the job where employees might become injured. Then, note all possible causes and their root (Battles, 2011). A job hazard analysis is a method that focuses on job task to identify hazards before they occur. According to OSHA “The analysis focuses on the relationship between the worker, the task, the tools, and the work environment” (Battles, 2011). By doing a job hazard analysis companies will be able to find hazards before they appear thus cutting down on job injuries and loss of work time due to injuries, legal fees, and medical expenses. Safety and health managers should always be prepared to respond to accidents effectively and quickly. Accidents will not always happen the way one expects, so managers should always be prepared to the unexpected. Employees will always look to management for guidance and proper response. Being prepared allows for an immediate investigation plan of action by