Guides to the method, written by people who use it
Everything here is written by facilitators who investigate for a living. Start with the method, or go straight to whichever part of an investigation you are in the middle of.
The method, end to end
What ICAM is, how an investigation runs, and where the analysis goes past the person closest to the event. The three most read are first.
- The complete ICAM investigation process, step by step
- ICAM investigation methodology guide
- Essential guide to bow tie risk analysis
- Five steps to conducting a successful ICAM investigation
- Incident Cause Analysis Method, the innovative approach
- The A to Z of ICAM Australia
- Six common challenges in ICAM investigations, and how to overcome them
- Six common mistakes to avoid when using ICAM
- Mastering ICAM, overcoming challenges and improving WHS
- The importance of ICAM investigation in high risk industries
- Top five benefits of implementing ICAM in your organisation
- ICAM investigation, a proactive approach to WHS risk reduction
- How ICAM investigations can reduce workplace incidents
- ICAM incident investigation culture mapping
- ICAM incident investigation culture mapping, part two
- Why and when to conduct workplace investigations
- Immediate actions and emergency response plans
- Risk mitigation 101, a guide for an operations manager
- The essential components of a successful risk management plan
- Five benefits of a strong risk management plan
- Exploring psychosocial hazards and how they affect wellbeing
- How to reduce psychosocial hazards at work
- Safety stand downs
- Oil price increases and the impact on workplace safety
- Implementing or tweaking your safety management system
PEEPO, interviews and the site
Planning what to collect across people, environment, equipment, procedures and organisation, then collecting it while it is still there. The two most read are first.
- What is PEEPO
- How to use PEEPO for effective incident analysis
- An example of PEEPO in action
- Using PEEPO for data collection
- Witness interviews
- On scene site inspection
- Incident investigation team, initial actions
- Incident investigation team, things to consider
- How lead investigators find contributing factors
The report and what follows it
What belongs in a report, how to write one that stands up, and the mistakes that get a report sent back.
Training, safety culture and who we are
Posts about training and safety culture rather than about running an investigation.
- Ten strategies to foster a positive safety culture
- Five signs you need to improve your safety culture
- Five workplace accidents that safety training could have mitigated
- Best workplace training for incident analysis and safety
- How ICAM Australia improves workplace health and safety
- Developing safety champions in your team
- ICAM Australia, who we are and what we do
- Our training options
- The biggest safety training mistakes, and how to avoid them
- Top five reasons to invest in ICAM investigation training
- Top lead investigator training courses in Australia
- Our commitment to workplace health and safety
- Lead investigator skills, qualifications and salary
- Our suite of training, and why we customise it
- Why ICAM training matters in high risk workplaces
- Why safety training needs to be a priority
- Why we do what we do at ICAM Australia
Four disasters, and what the investigation found
Older events, worked through with the same method. They are the clearest way to see why an investigation that stops at the person closest to the event misses the finding.
Learn to run one
Reading about the method is the start. The two day Lead Investigators course is where it is taught, face to face around Australia and live online.
Take the method into the field
The ICAM QRG app puts every ICAM tool on your phone, ready in the field.