You are the OH&S specialist at Lordco (an auto parts dealer in Prince George). Bob, the operations manager just reported to you that Susan who works in the parts warehouse just hurt her leg in the warehouse this afternoon. She's currently at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UHNBC - Prince George's regional hospital) having her leg injury assessed by doctors.

Bob wants to ensure that Lordco does everything possible to determine the nature of the injury sustained as well as how it happened so that it doesn't happen again.

Part 1

Bob instructs you to put together a plan for how you will determine how the injury/incident occurred. The plan must be realistic and include details that apply to this type of workplace. Ensure that the plan has clear steps of what you will d o and in what order and how it will be applied to the Lordco organization. (1/2 marks for theory only, full marks for application to Lordco).

Part 2

Answer the following questions in Part 2, making sure you restate the questions, before you answer them in the same order you see below. Ensure that your answers are specific to the Lordco organization.

Questions:

What are the purpose and steps for conducting this incident investigation?

What are the legal requirements that you need to meet to investigate this incident?

Since you don't know exactly what caused this incident, which factor(s) (agency), do you think are most closely related with the cause of this incident?