Incident Investigation.
Ensure that you know everything that there is to know when incidents occur.. contact Belinda on 0429418670.
Investigations
A serious workplace incident can leave employees and managers who have been involved directly or indirectly with the event with tragic memories for many years after the event, particularly if the root cause(s) of the incident was never genuinely identified and no appropriate remedial action was taken. Unfortunately even though Inspectors investigating the incident may empathise with the situation, they are generally not visiting to comfort you. They are employed to obtain facts and identify breaches from the moment they enter a site. Any evidence collected may later be used to take legal action against your company or you as a PCBU or officer.
- Are your safety systems equipped to protect the company, PCBU's or its officers?
- Will your documentation stand up in the court room under scrutiny?
- Are you confident your management systems allow you to capture the facts following the investigation of workplace incidents?
- Are you aware that some people change their perceptions, recall of record of events and statements following the witnessing of a workplace incident for a number of reasons?
- Do you understand the rules of evidence?
- Do you know how you can mitigate the risk of legal action or liability in the event a workplace incident has occurred and you are staring down the barrel of a potential prosecution?
We can assist you with reviewing or developing your systems in order to prevent or minimise risks across your company and also assist you in preparing to respond promptly and effectively to workplace incidents. We can also organise independent investigations to be conducted on your behalf ensuring you receive the facts and not heresay. Don’t wait for critical evidence to disappear and wish you had acted sooner - find out before the Authorities do.
Sometimes accidents are unforeseeable and the courts will decide if this was the case; where there is a potential risk for an accident to occur and this is foreseeable and preventable you must act and do something to prevent the risks or potentially lose your business and/or personal assets. Knowledge and preparation is your only protection.
Workplace Bullying
Bullying cases can have dire consequences for anyone who has been involved in them directly or indirectly and it can and does destroy companies, corporate and professional relationships, reputations, families and people’s lives. If cases are not managed effectively, professionally or promptly they can lead to the whole workforce being affected and poor working conditions for years not to mention a loss in productivity.
An independent investigation can assist your company keep the situation impartial which is most critical if an effective outcome is to be achieved. We can also assist your company in setting up systems to prevent the risk of bullying.
