Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
TEES-0063
Organization's ID:
TEES - 0063
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
1.5 weeks (80 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Graduate 3 Accident Investigation or Industrial Safety
Description

Objective:

The course objective to develop the expertise to prepare accident reports, investigate Army accidents, determine root causes and develop recommendations to prevent future occurrences, and present an accident out-brief to effected organizations.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Define the major aspects of site management at an accident scene
  • Conduct site documentation and management including, analysis, photo documentation, cognitive survivor interviews and witness reports
  • Identify appropriate questions to ask accident witnesses to elicit accurate information
  • Distinguish the difference between structural failures that may have caused the accident and structural damage that occurred as a result of the accident
  • Analyze fire, explosions, weather, Radar, survival factors and human performance
  • Develop findings and recommendations using the Modern Accident Causation model, and the Department of Defense Human Factors model
  • Discuss the accident investigation and reporting process
  • Interact with the media at accident sites and during an on-going investigation
  • Coordinate with local area responders
  • Conduct Capstone exercise by preparing an Executive Accident Investigation Out-brief to USACR/SC investigators

General Topics:

  • Briefings, tours, administration
  • Introduction to accident investigation
  • Accident reports and records
  • Accident investigation techniques and procedures: considering preliminary data, processing the accident scene, analyzing the accident data, and applying accident investigation techniques
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Presentations

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials