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OSHA strongly encourages employers to investigate all incidents in which a worker was hurt, as well as close calls (sometimes called "near misses"), in which a worker might have been hurt if the circumstances had been slightly different. In the past, the term "accident" was often used when referring to an unplanned, unwanted event. To many, "accident" suggests an event that was random, and could not have been prevented. Since nearly all worksite fatalities, injuries, and illnesses are preventable, OSHA suggests using the term "incident" investigation. Investigating a Worksite Incident Incident investigations are often conducted by a supervisor, but to...

A must-have safety training resource! Charlie’s journey from death’s door following a refinery explosion, to his position as the world’s leading presenter on why we all should follow safety procedures precisely. The shortcut he took from standard procedures resulted in Charlie being burned over 50% of his body, five years in hospital, the loss of his family, the loss of everything he treasured. Not just a title but a call to action, Remember Charlie captures the audience with a common language (“Accidents don’t happen to me. Accidents happen to someone else.”) With the audience on the edge of their seats,...

“And for what?”… Charlie Morecraft wondered aloud during his address to audiences at Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford Hangar last week. It’s a question Morecraft has painfully wrestled with for more than 25 years as he tries to make sense of a workplace accident that burned nearly 50 percent of his body. In a sense, it’s a rhetorical question and he knows the answer. The simple fact is that it was his fault. He neglected safety rules for years and it finally caught up with him in 1980. During a routine inspection of a pipeline at his job something went...