IOSH Accident Investigation & Report Writing

Overview

The IOSH Accident Investigation and Report Writing Training Course is designed to provide you with an understanding of the legal, financial, and moral reasons for investigating accidents and incidents at work.

Upon course completion, delegates will possess the skills to compile comprehensive and concise investigation reports and accurately complete investigation report forms.

This interactive one day course includes case studies, practical exercises, group and individual work

Learning Outcomes

As a result of undertaking the training, delegates will meet the following learning objectives:

  • Understand what an accident is, its causes, and H&S accident reporting and recording policy.

  • Understanding what leads to accidents and why it is important to get to the root causes.

  • HSG245 guidelines and best practices for effective investigations.

  • Learn the essential steps to commence a thorough inquiry.

  • What to consider/investigate and why, how to conduct witness interviews and collate facts, and the significance of assumptions.

  • Learn how to compile insightful investigation reports.

About the training

  • Our IOSH Accident Investigation and Report Writing Training Course is designed to provide you with an understanding of the legal, financial, and moral reasons for investigating accidents and incidents at work. You will learn how to complete an effective investigation to establish the root cause(s) of an incident.

    This interactive one day course includes case studies, practical exercises, group and individual work.

    You can book onto an upcoming course below or contact us for more information.

    There is no specific legal requirement to investigate accidents, but an accident investigation report will always be asked by civil litigation lawyers when defending a compensation claim following an accident involving injury and often from insurers when investigating damage incidents.

  • This training is delivered online, joining instructions will be emailed to you a few days before course starts, as well as a learner pack and course guide. The training is delivered through a combination of presentations, interactive Q&A sessions, group activities, and practical exercises.

  • The training is a full-day course, starting at 09:30 and finishing at 16:30.

  • This course is ideal for all employers and employees seeking to enhance their incident investigation skills.

  • Yes, in order to gain accreditation you will need to complete an assessment comprising multiple-choice questions lasting a maximum of 45 minutes.

  • There is an ISBL member rate and a non-member rate for all our training programmes. All rates quoted below are inclusive of VAT and per person:


    ISBL member rate: £420

    Non-member rate: £500


    One of the benefits of being an ISBL member is being able to access the member rates for training and conferences. If you are not a member, you can find out more about joining ISBL by clicking here.

    To be able to access the ISBL member rate, your membership needs to be active before you book your place on the programme.

    The full cost must be paid in full before you start the programme. Our Terms & Conditions can be found here.

Upcoming cohorts and bookings

In order to book on to the course you need to email: training@isbl.org.uk and we can provide details of possible cohort dates that you can book onto.

15th May 2025

For any enquiries, please contact: training@isbl.org.uk