PUBLIC | ICAM | Incident Causation Analysis Method

Description

The ICAM model is related closely to the work of James Reason, the renowned human factors expert and his works: Managing the Risks of Organisational Accidents (1997); and Human Error (1990) in which he states: ‘Rather than being the main instigators of an accident, operators tend to be the inheritors of system defects by poor design, incorrect installation, faulty maintenance and bad management decisions. Their part is usually that of adding the final garnish to a lethal brew whose ingredients have already been long n the cooking’.

The course is aimed at those conducting investigations at a higher level, or those who will be leading investigation teams.
Benefits of ICAM:

Internationally recognised methodology that identifies where failures exist in an organisation
Enhanced organisational data
Prioritised corrective actions
Long-term improved investigation outcomes
Principles are aligned to critical risk management and the BowTie Methodology
Course is interactive allowing open discussion and knowledge exchange.

Six-Phase Investigation Process

Pre-Investigation
1. Immediate Actions
2. Investigation Planning
Evidence: What Happened?
3. Data Collection
4. Data Organisation
Causation: Why did it happen?
5. Analysis
Stop it from happening again
6. Recommendations

Participants will learn

To appreciate the importance of the principles of multiple causation
The value of collecting information
To acknowledge the importance of analysing events
To identify the difference between layers of defence and categories of defence.