Linking a hazard to an accident

The incident investigation will identify existing and new hazards associated with an incident. Once these hazards have been identified, you can link them to the incident.

 

To link a hazard to an incident

 

  1. If the incident record is not already open, click the Incidents icon on the toolbar. The Browse Accidents and Incidents screen opens. Select the incident or accident and click Change. The Change an Accident/Incident Record screen opens.

  1. Select the Linked Hazards tab and tick the View All Hazards check box to display the list of all hazards in the bottom table.

  2. Search for the hazard using the Significant Hazards, New Hazards, Not Significant and Eliminated subtabs.

  3. Select the hazard to be linked.

  4. Click Link selected hazard below to this incident. The hazard will appear under Hazards Linked to this Incident at the top of the screen.

  5. Click OK to exit or select another tab to continue adding information about the incident or accident.

 

After the hazard has been linked, the bottom list of hazards will not be shown. To link another hazard to the incident, repeat the process at steps 2 to 5 above.

 

To delete a link to a hazard, select the hazard under Hazards Linked to this Incident and click Delete Link.

 

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