Environmental

Accident/Incident
Reporting &
Investigation
 What is an Accident/Incident?
uAccident - An unintended or unplanned event that
may result in property damage, personal injury,
work process stoppage or interference or any
combination of these conditions or damage to the
environment.

uIncident - An unintended or unplanned event that

may or may not result in property damage,
personal injury, work process stoppage or
interference or any combination of these
conditions or damage to the environment.
Outcomes of an accident/incident

qNegative Aspects
vInjury and possible death
vDisease
vDamage to equipment and property
vDamage to the environment
vLitigation costs, citations
vLost productivity
vLow morale
Outcomes of an accident/incident
qPositive Aspects
vLessons can be learned
vChange in environmental program or
process
vChange in procedures
vChange in equipment design
vPrevent occurrence of more severe
accident/incident
Accident/Incident Investigation

vWill determine how and why of failures.

vExamine possible corrective action.
vAid in the accident/incident prevention
and elimination of a clearly identified
hazards.
vMost important-Investigation is not
intended to place blame except when
gross negligence could be established.
ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION
vA methodical effort to collect and interpret
the facts of accident/incident
vAn inquiry as to how and why the
accident/incident occurred in order to
explore actions that should be taken to
prevent or minimize recurrence of the
accident/incident.
PRINCIPLE OF ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION
The investigation of any accident or
incident event/s will never progress
unless that event is first properly
reported to the appropriate
management within an
organization
PRINCIPLE OF ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION

A Formal Policy requiring the

proper and consistent reporting of
all accidents/incident is one of the
most important principles of any
accident investigation program.
 TYPES OF INCIDENTS TO BE
REPORTED
— Fatal accidents
— Accident causing injury or illness or
damage to the environment
— Diseases
— Dangerous occurrences
— Near miss
 WHO SHOULD
INVESTIGATE
DEPENDENT ON SEVERITY OF THE
ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION TEAM
v INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED

v SUPERVISOR

v HSE SUPERVISOR

v UPPER MANAGEMENT

v OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS
 EMB ENVIRONMENTAL
INCIDENT REPORTING
GUIDELINES
(Component of the Report)
CONTENT OF THE REPORT
BASIC INFORMATION

TYPE OF ACCIDENT/INCIDNET

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT

ESTINTED AMOUNT OF RELEASE

PROBABLE CAUSE

CONTINGENCY MEASURES

SIGNATORIES
A. BASIC INFORMATION

vName of establishment
vAddress
vName Of Managing Head
vName of PCO
vDate of Incident
vType of Incident
B. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS
uBreakdown of waste
treatment facility
uBreakdown of Air Pollution
Control Device
uRelease of chemicals to
the environment
B. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS
uRelease of hazardous
waste to the environment
uExcceedance to effluent
standards
uExceedance to emission
standards
— Oily
wastes must
be
temporarily
stored in the
proper
containment
area.
C. DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT

vDescribe HOW, WHEN

and WHERE the incident
happened.
D. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF
CHEMICALS, HAZARDOUS WASTES,
EMISSIONS & EFFLUENTS
RELEASED

E. PROBABLE CAUSE
F. INTERIM CONTIGENCY
MEASURES TO MITIGATE ANY
POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS

G. SIGNATORIES
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Corrective action to prevent
recurrence, estimated amount of the
recovery and clean up and date of
estimated completion for any needed
repairs should be reflected in the next
SMR submission.
 Annex 4. Environmental Incident Report
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1 Name of Establishment:
Address:

Name of Managing
Head:
Name of PCO:

Date of Incident:

Time of Incident:

1 Type of Incident

D Breakdown of wastewater treatment plant

Breakdown of air pollution control device
o Release of chemicals to environment media
Release of hazardous waste to environment media
Exceedance to effluent standards
Exceedance to emission standards
Others, please specify
Description of Incident

Estimated Amount of Chemicals, Hazardous Wastes, Emissions, andlor Effluents

Released to the Receiving Environment

Probable Cause of the Incident

1 In terim1Contingency Measures to Mitigate Any Potential Negative Impacts

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Completed by:

1 (Signature of Managing Head)

Note: Corrective Aclio~ts bo Prevent Recurrence, Estimated Amount of the Needed
Recovery/Repair/CEean I@, and Estimated Date of Completion for Any Needed Repairs should
be reflected in the next submission of the SMR.
 Succeeding Reportorial
Requirements
q Report in writing within twenty-four
(24) hours from securing of the results
of laboratory analysis or from online
monitoring instruments any
exceedance to effluent and/or
emission standards;

AND2016
IN A NUTSHELL