Incident investigation and corrective action
CHST video lesson, 6:33. CHST Domain 2: Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigation, and Response
Narrated with an AI-generated voice. The script is AI-drafted from the cited rules and fact-checked against them.
CHST review of OSHA 3886 incident investigation guidance: purpose, root causes, worker involvement, 1904.39 reporting deadlines, recordability, and verifying corrective actions.
Included with every CHST pass, with captions, chapters and the full transcript. Every rule and number is cited on screen to its primary source.
What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: state the purpose of an investigation and what it covers, apply the 8-hour and 24-hour OSHA reporting rules, ask the root-cause questions behind equipment failure and worker error, and verify that corrective actions are timely and effective. OSHA 3886 is guidance.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- Why investigate
- Setting up
- 29 CFR 1904.39
- Reporting edge cases
- Root cause thinking
- Corrective action
- Controls and records
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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