Skills

Accident investigation and lessons learned

A near miss analysed is an accident avoided. Fact gathering, causal tree, action plan, follow-up of measures: the method turns an isolated event into a lasting improvement of the prevention system.

Working back to the deep causes

A useful investigation looks for the system rather than the culprit. The causal tree conducts that work rigorously: start from the observed fact, work back chain by chain, separate what triggered from what allowed. What emerges is nearly always organisational — a deadline too tight, a tool missing, an instruction that became impractical. The programme teaches that method along with the arrangement that keeps it continuous: near-miss reporting, indicators and periodic review.

Gather the facts of an event without interpreting them
Build a causal tree and identify the organisational factors
Draw up a dated action plan with an owner for each measure
Organise near-miss reporting and its measurement

The modules that carry it

A cross-curricular module spread over several years reads « Years 1 to 3 »: it runs alongside the whole programme rather than a single term.

Teaching block	Programme	Taught hours	Year
Emergency response and accident investigation	Health, Industrial Safety and Environment	160 h	Year 2
Internal HSE audit	Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management	40 h	Year 1
Indicators and steering	Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management	40 h	Year 1
Environment and emissions	Health, Industrial Safety and Environment	160 h	Year 2

What you command on completion

You lead the investigation of a significant event and derive from it measures tracked through to verification. The statement below is a commitment: it is what the training makes you able to carry out.

teaching blocks: 4
of taught instruction: 400 h
credits in total: 40
professional qualifications concerned: 3

The programmes that teach it

Durations, levels and real fees, read from the official catalogue when this site is built.

Programme	Level	Duration	Fees
Health, Industrial Safety and Environment	Bachelor's degree	2 years	5 400 000 GNF per year
Certificate in Industrial Site Safety Management	Professional certification	6 months	3 800 000 GNF in total

What you can aim for with it

Each row opens a qualification page: blocks, volume, duration and entry requirements.

Professional qualification	Target occupation	Level	Taught volume
HSE Supervisor	zone safety supervisor	5 · Senior technician and supervisor	700 h
Site HSE Manager	HSE manager — mining, energy, construction	6 · Manager and professional	800 h
Industrial Risk and HSE Director	group or multi-site HSE director	7 · Expert and executive	700 h

What else is worth knowing

Is the investigation about naming a culprit?

It is about understanding the system to prevent recurrence. The method taught leads systematically to organisational and working-environment factors.

Are environmental events covered too?

Yes: the environment and emissions block covers 160 taught hours, and spills, emissions and waste management follow the same investigation method.

How is the effect of the actions measured?

Through steering indicators defined in the certificate: reporting rate, time to resolution and on-site verification of measures declared complete.

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