The importance of reporting incidents

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (2) An incident investigation shall be initiated as promptly as possible, but not later than 48 hours following the incident. - (3) An incident investigation team shall be established and consist of at least one person knowledgeable in the process involved, including a contract employee if the incident involved work of the contractor, and other persons with appropriate knowledge and experience to thoroughly investigate and analyze the incident. - (4) A report shall be prepared at the conclusion of the investigation which includes at a minimum: - (i) Date of incident; - (ii) Date investigation began; - (iii) A description of the incident; - (iv) The factors that contributed to the incident; and - (v) Any recommendations resulting from the investigation. - (5) The employer shall establish a system to promptly address and resolve the incident report findings and recommendations. Resolutions and corrective actions shall be documented. - (6) The report shall be reviewed with all affected personnel whose job tasks are relevant to the incident findings including contract employees where applicable. - (7) Incident investigation reports shall be retained for 5 years. - (n) Emergency planning and response. The employer shall establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38(a). In addition, the emergency action plan shall include procedures for handling small releases. Employers covered under this standard may also be subject to the hazardous waste and emergency response provisions contained in 29 CFR 1910.120(a), (p) and (q). Note: 1910.38 is now OAR [redacted phone]. - (o) Compliance Audits. - (1) Employers shall certify that they have evaluated compliance with the provisions of this section at least every 3 years to verify that the procedures and practices developed under the standard are adequate and are being followed.

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- 3. Preliminary Investigation . The Compliance Operations Manager or designee, upon notification of an accident involving a fatality, catastrophe or serious injury, shall gather as much information as is available prior to scheduling an inspection. If possible, this shall be done immediately through discussion with the person reporting the accident. If knowledge of the accident is received through the media or sources other than a representative of the employer, the employer shall be contacted as soon as possible to obtain additional information whenever the Compliance Operations Manager or designee believes that such contact will result in a more effective inspection. Such contact shall be considered advance notice and the procedures for advance notice shall be followed. - 4. Investigation Team. If an investigation team composed of experts in specific disciplines is required, the Compliance Operations Manager or designee shall so advise the Director. If resources beyond those available within the UOSH Office will be required to compose the team, the Director shall determine representation on the team and shall direct the investigation or delegate a CSHO to serve as an authorized representative who will maintain control of the inspection process. The team, as directed by the Compliance Operations Manager or designee, shall proceed promptly to the scene and shall function as a unit in all phases of the investigation until officially directed to return to normal operation. - 5. Selection of CSHO. If the Compliance Operations Manager or designee determines that an investigation team effort is not required, a CSHO with expertise in the particular industry or operation involved in the accident or illness shall be selected and sent to the establishment as soon as possible (where possible, 2 CSHOs shall be sent to investigations involving fatalities and catastrophes). - 6. Equipment . Prior to leaving for the accident scene, the team or CSHO, as applicable, shall s…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (iv) The factors that contributed to the incident; and, - (v) Any recommendations resulting from the investigation. - (5) The employer shall establish a system to promptly address and resolve the incident report findings and recommendations. Resolutions and corrective actions shall be documented. - (6) The report shall be reviewed with all affected personnel whose job tasks are relevant to the incident findings including contract employees where applicable. - (7) Incident investigation reports shall be retained for five years. - (n) Emergency planning and response. The employer shall establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. In addition, the emergency action plan shall include procedures for handling small releases. Employers covered under this standard may also be subject to the hazardous waste and emergency response provisions contained in 29 CFR 1910.120 (a), (p) and (q). - (o) Compliance Audits. (1) Employers shall certify that they have evaluated compliance with the provisions of this section at least every three years to verify that the procedures and practices developed under the standard are adequate and are being followed. - (2) The compliance audit shall be conducted by at least one person knowledgeable in the process. - (3) A report of the findings of the audit shall be developed. - (4) The employer shall promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies have been corrected. - (5) Employers shall retain the two (2) most recent compliance audit reports. - (p) Trade secrets. (1) Employers shall make all information necessary to comply with the section available to those persons responsible for compiling the process safety information (required by paragraph (d) of this section), those assisting in the development of the process hazard analysis (required by paragraph (e)…