Safety Incident Investigation & Post-Incident Review

Description

cloud recordings and local high-frame-rate recordings are retrieved after a safety event to reconstruct the sequence of events, identify contributing factors, and provide a timestamped visual record for the formal incident investigation.

Trigger

A reportable or non-reportable safety incident occurs on site — a worker injury, near-miss, structural failure, equipment damage, or environmental incident.

Activity

Retrieving, reviewing, and preserving preserved footage of the incident and the period leading up to it — to reconstruct what happened, identify contributing factors, and produce an evidence base for the formal investigation.

Conclusion

A footage-based investigation record is produced and preserved. Submitted to the insurer, regulator, and/or legal counsel. Corrective actions identified and assigned.

Role detail

cloud recordings and local high-frame-rate recordings are retrieved after a safety event to reconstruct the sequence of events, identify contributing factors, and provide a timestamped visual record for the formal incident investigation.

Steps (10)

1. 1A safety incident is reported — injury, near-miss, structural failure, or environmental event. Safety manager or PM is notified immediately.
2. 2Safety manager or PM issues an immediate instruction to preserve all relevant footage — contacting the evidence system support if necessary to ensure cloud clips are not overwritten.
3. 3Relevant camera(s) and approximate time window are identified — typically working backward from the time the incident was reported or discovered.
4. 4Footage reviewed to reconstruct the timeline: pre-incident conditions, the incident event itself, and immediate aftermath.
5. 5Specific observations documented — worker behaviour, PPE compliance, equipment state, sequence of actions, presence of supervisors.
6. 6Relevant clips extracted and preserved. Local HFR recordings requested from the evidence system if the cloud clip resolution or frame rate is insufficient.
7. 7Safety manager prepares the formal incident investigation report, citing the footage as supporting evidence and referencing specific timestamps.
8. 8Where a workers' compensation or liability claim is involved, footage and report submitted to the insurer and/or legal counsel.
9. 9Where a regulatory notification is required (RIDDOR, OSHA, WorkSafe), investigation report supported by footage submitted to the relevant authority.
10. 10Incident record, including footage clips, retained in the project archive. Corrective actions documented and tracked.

Evidence (3)

• “An anonymized contractor used video footage from the evidence system to investigate a workers' comp claim — saved An anonymized contractor $35k of direct costs. Footage showed the worker had set a ladder in a puddle without a spotter, a clear safety protocol violation.”

  Anonymized evidence record 4.1

• “A worker was found on the ground. The client has requested assistance in reviewing available camera footage to better understand the timeline of events. Please preserve all available footage.”

  Anonymized evidence record 4.2

• “Client requested a video to investigate the rebar wall that had buckled/twisted — the video was to give more info to the engineer to help determine the root cause.”

  Anonymized evidence record 4.3

ROI model — Template D

Evercam speeds safety incident investigation, supports proactive monitoring, and provides evidence for claim defence. Saving comes from faster investigations and reduced/defended claims.

saving = (investigation_hours_saved × hs_rate × incidents_per_year) + (claims_defended_pct × avg_claim_cost × claimable_incidents_per_year)

Notes

The footage preservation step is critical and time-sensitive. the evidence system support's proactive response in the JFK Terminal 1B case illustrates best practice, but this should be a standard protocol triggered automatically on receipt of an injury report.

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