Incident Reporting Investigation Fy19 20 Aug 20
Incident Reporting Investigation Fy19 20 Aug 20
Incident Reporting Investigation Fy19 20 Aug 20
Review Procedure
1.1. The purpose of this procedure is to require incident reporting and notification
and to aid the University of Notre Dame in preventing or mitigating future
incidents through the use of an incident investigation process. Incident
investigations require identifying incident causes and developing corrective
actions that address those causes.
2. Responsibilities
2.1. Faculty, staff, and student employees shall comply with this procedure, report
all incidents in a timely manner including property damage or near miss events
regardless of the extent of incident, and participate in the incident investigation
process as appropriate.
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2.3.3. Participate in all incident investigations that occur within their area of
responsibility or that occur to personnel reporting to them.
2.3.4. Make appropriate notifications within their organization of incidents
occurring in their area of responsibility.
2.3.5. Ensure the Safety Incident Reporting form is completed for all workplace
injury accidents occurring to personnel working for them.
2.3.6. Assign training as required by this procedure.
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2.5.10. Notify the Wellness Center at (631-2371) of any work-related injury
resulting in transportation to an emergency room when the Wellness
Center may not have knowledge of the incident.
2.6. The University Health Services (St. Liam’s Hall) shall contact RMS as soon as
reasonably possible after any incident that may warrant an investigation (e.g.
student injured in a lab, student fall from height).
2.7. The Wellness Center shall contact RMS within one hour or as soon as
reasonably possible after any University employee reports a work-related Tier 1
or Tier 2 injury, illness or campus accident.
3. Definitions
3.2. Critical Infrastructure – Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, vital to
the safety and health of ND faculty, staff, students, visitors, or contractors and
the continuity of research, teaching, or business operations. Examples of
critical infrastructure include:
● Electrical (generation, transmission and distribution).
● Telecommunication (phone, internet, etc.).
● Water (chilled water, potable water, wastewater/sewage and storm
water).
● Heating (steam, condensate, and natural gas).
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(e.g., sewer), or soil. Secondary containment areas such as a dike or
laboratory ventilation hood are not included in this definition.
3.4. Incident – An event that either did or could have (near miss) resulted in injury or
illness, equipment or property damage, or an environmental release.
3.6. Root Cause(s) – Personal or job factors that allow unsafe behaviors to occur or
unsafe conditions to exist.
3.8. Student Employee – Any student who receives compensation from the
University of Notre Dame for performing work activities.
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• University property damage or theft reasonably expected to cause
greater than $25,000 in loss.
• Large disturbance or riot with significant impact to University operations.
3.10.Tier 2 (Significant Incident)
3.10.1. Any incident resulting in:
● A life threatening or serious work-related injury, illness, or accident
resulting in hospitalization amputation, or loss of an eye or a near-miss
that could have resulted in these outcomes.
● A faculty, staff, or student exposure to a biological Class 3 or
unprotected contact (e.g., needle stick with a Class 2 biological hazard).
● A fire, explosion or other failure reasonably expected to cause between
$5,000 and $25,000 in loss or any extended interruption of teaching,
research, or other activities.
● A fire resulting in the discharge of a fire suppression system or the use
of a fire extinguisher to control or extinguish the fire.
● A reportable environmental release to the air, water, or soil.
● On-scene local media attention.
● Regulatory agency contact.
● Threats to public health that could impact the larger community (e.g.
communicable disease or foodborne illness outbreak).
3.10.2. Police or security events:
● Property damage or theft resulting in $5,000 to $25,000 in loss or any
extended interruption of teaching, research or other activities.
4. Incident Reporting
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4.1.1. In the event of a work-related injury or illness requiring treatment,
personnel are required to immediately seek medical evaluation.
• For injuries or illnesses requiring emergency medical care, call 911 (from
a campus phone) or 574-631-5555 (from a mobile phone) to receive
emergency medical response from the Notre Dame Fire Department
(NDFD).
• If emergency transport to the emergency room or Wellness Center is
necessary or requested, NDFD shall evaluate to determine the
appropriate mode of transportation and ensure transport is provided.
• If emergency transportation to an emergency room is required for a
member of the general public injured at the University of Notre Dame,
NDFD shall evaluate to determine the appropriate mode of
transportation and ensure transport is provided.
• For minor injuries or illnesses incurred during work hours or University-
sponsored events, faculty, staff, or student employees shall contact their
supervisor, if able, and report to the Wellness Center. If after hours, use
the Wellness Center’s on-call option by calling 574-634-9355 and
selecting the on-call option. As a final alternative, seek treatment at the
St. Joe Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) Emergency Room. Contact
NDFD for assistance.
4.1.2. Faculty, staff, and student employees shall report all incidents to their
immediate supervisor or designee (Example: Department/Unit Head, PI,
Lab Manager, Supervisor, etc.) immediately upon discovery or
knowledge of an incident or after receiving medical attention.
4.1.3. Upon notification of an incident, the supervisor shall ensure that the
condition, hazard, or area is isolated or the hazard is eliminated to prevent
further incident(s).
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• The VP of Campus Safety & University Operations shall immediately
notify:
➢ Executive Vice President,
➢ Provost,
➢ VP of Communications (for campus notification as deemed appropriate
by the VP of Communications), and the
➢ Division VP or Office of Research / Dean of the area involved.
4.3.2. Tier 2 (Significant Incident)
• NDFD or NDPD shall notify the VP of Campus Safety and RMS as soon
as practical.
• The VP of Campus Safety shall notify the following individuals as soon
as practical during business hours:
Executive Vice President, and the
Division (A)VP or Dean of the area involved.
4.3.3. Tier 3 (Minor Incident)
• RMS shall notify department heads of recordable injuries.
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5.1.1. Incidents shall be investigated following this procedure or as directed by
Campus Safety.
5.1.2. Fire investigations shall be directed by NDFD.
5.1.3. Police/security events shall be investigated as directed by NDPD.
Examples include: Campus crimes, motor vehicle crashes, and public or
residence accidents.
5.3. Except as noted in 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 incident investigations shall have a
documented root cause analysis with corrective actions addressing the causes
(Appendix C). The VP of Campus Safety & University Operations has the
authority to suspend this requirement.
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• The incident investigation shall be led by Campus Safety personnel or by
others at the request of Campus Safety.
• All photographs used as evidence for Tier 1 incidents shall be taken by,
or at the direction of, NDPD.
• Once evidence is gathered and the scene is safe, the area may be
released to the department or area owner (manager, supervisor, etc.).
Every effort will be made to return the area back to the owning
department/unit as quickly as possible
• The incident investigation team shall include (at a minimum) the area
supervisor or the employee’s immediate supervisor/manager and
Campus Safety. At least one team member shall have knowledge of the
process involved. The employee(s) involved in the incident shall not be a
member of the team.
• The team shall conduct the investigation to determine the incident’s root
cause(s) and identify corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• The team leader shall provide daily progress reports to the VP of
Campus Safety & University Operations for Tier 1 (Critical Incidents) and
other incidents as identified by the VP of Campus Safety & University
Operations.
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• The incident area shall be carefully controlled. In some cases, it may be
necessary to isolate and/or barricade the area pending the investigation.
Contact NDPD as necessary for scene control.
• In some cases, pictures, diagrams, and other means should be taken to
record evidence.
• Interviews shall be conducted with personnel involved in the incident,
including witnesses, as soon as possible. These interviews should be
conducted with each person individually and be documented. If a
person involved in the incident is not immediately available, he/she
should be interviewed as soon as practical or be asked to write their
statements and provide to the lead investigator.
• Evidence for Tier 1 incidents shall be secured by NDPD or the authority
having jurisdiction. Evidence for Tier 2 and 3 incidents shall be retained
at the discretion of the team leader.
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• Investigations shall be completed within five (5) business days of the
investigation being assigned.
• Tier 1 (Critical Incidents) and Tier 2 (Significant Incidents) investigations
shall be documented using the Incident Report Form (Appendix D).
Campus Safety leadership may elect to use a different investigation
process for certain events.
• All incident investigations shall be entered in the On-Base system using
the Investigation Complete Form (Appendix B). Appendix C (Root Cause
Analysis Forms) defines root cause categories and provides formats for
documenting the investigation’s root cause analysis.
• For investigations requiring additional time, the departmental Safety
Coordinator or the manager/supervisor responsible for completing the
report shall notify the Department Head / Manager and RMS. A reason
for the delay and expected completion date shall be provided.
6. Training
6.1. Supervisors shall be trained initially and every two years thereafter on how to
conduct and document incident investigations. Supervisor training is available
through complyND (RMS-Conducting Incident Investigations).
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6.2. Employees shall receive annual training on the provisions of this procedure.
Training shall minimally include seeking medical treatment and reporting
requirements. Training is available on complyND (RMS-Incident Reporting and
Access to Medical Records).
7.3. All actions that are necessary to improve the process shall be documented and
acted upon.
8. Records required by this procedure shall be retained per the University’s records
retention schedule. This includes:
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Revision History
Procedure revised
• Added discharge or a fire suppression system or
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extinguisher to Tier 2 incidents (3.10.1).
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Appendix A
Safety Incident Reporting Form
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Appendix B
Investigation Complete Form for Safety, Environment, Good Catch
Link to Form: Investigation Complete Form for Safety, Environment, Good Catch
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Appendix C
Root Cause Analysis Forms
The management system deficiencies below should be used to help identify and categorize
the causes from a “Why Tree”. Compare the root causes to the “Explanation” column, if the
statement is true, identify that “Category” in the Management System Root Causes
section of the Incident Investigation of the On-Base form.
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Inspections & PM were not in accordance with procedures,
Inspections,
manufacturer’s or experience-based recommendations or
Assessments &
governing standards & were not adequate for the conditions.
Preventative
Exposure assessments or occupational health assessments
Maintenance
were not conducted as required or did not identify the risks.
Documents and The required documents (procedures) were not developed or
Records maintained.
Incident The incident investigation process is not in place or did not
Investigations investigate or analyze previous similar events.
The corrective and preventative action process was not
Corrective and implemented or did not address non-conformances, hazards, or
Preventative Actions new hazards to an acceptable risk level. The process did not
ensure effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions.
Personnel actions, activities, and decisions were not in
Human Actions accordance with procedures, training, or standards. Examples:
Taking shortcuts, Deliberate violation of procedure, Horseplay.
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Why Tree Form
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Appendix D
Incident Report Form
Location:
Department:
Manager or Supervisor:
Date/Time of Incident:
Date Incident Discovered:
Type of Incident:
Date Investigation Began:
People Interviewed:
Team Members:
Description of Event:
Findings / Information:
Root Causes:
Corrective and Preventive Actions:
Responsible
Action Target Date
Person
Approvals:
Name Signature Date
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Appendix E
Flow Charts
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