How to properly document accident reports

摘要

It's an old but true cliche in our profession that if you work long enough in the trade, it's not a matter of if you'll get hurt but when you'll get hurt. Except for heart attacks and strokes from job-related stress, this isn't as true for project managers as it is for the field guys that you're in charge of. Still, the fact that you, not your field foremen and not the suits above you, are in charge of the day-to-day safety, health and on-the-job well-being of your field personnel means you have to stay in a constant state of vigilance. Does your company have one or more persons designated as company safety officers? Do these people have the duty and authority to communicate and enforce all aspects of the company's safety policies and procedures? If so, have you and your crews complied with every re-quirement of your company's safety plan(s), such as weekly "toolbox talks" that each field employee present must sign off on, yearly review and signing off on the company's safety manual, or other OTJ task-specific safety procedure review and training?