DEFGEN009 — Analyse causes and identify countermeasures for injuries in physical activities

1 Prepare for a causal analysis

• 1.1Identify, obtain and assemble background documentation to collate all relevant facts and information that may guide and contribute to the causal analysis.
• 1.2Identify relevant personnel and request them to provide input to the causal analysis.
• 1.3Identify and assemble other relevant sources of information regarding injury causation.
• 1.4Identify, specify and prepare methods and tools to be used in the analysis.

2 Identify the contributing factors involved in causing injury

• 2.1Review relevant information sources to determine contributing factors typically involved in causing injury.
• 2.2Observe activities and review if needed.
• 2.3Conduct interviews with relevant personnel.
• 2.4Review contexts in which the activities are commonly conducted.
• 2.5Analyse components and aspects of activities which appear to be associated with greater risk of injury in detail.
• 2.6Record data using organisational analytical tools in order to compile inputs to the analysis.
• 2.7Determine, validate and record final list of contributing factors involved in injury causation by cross referencing results from all causal analysis activities.

3 Undertake a root cause analysis

• 3.1Determine root causes of injury in the activity through further analysis of the final list of contributing factors in the light of contextual information.
• 3.2Determine, validate and record list of root causes of injury.

4 Recommend countermeasures

• 4.1Identify countermeasures where possible, for each root cause of injury, from available information and subject matter experts.
• 4.2Develop countermeasures from first principles, in consultation with subject matter experts, where no proven countermeasure can be identified.
• 4.3Prepare written and oral causal analysis report, including details of recommended countermeasures, and deliver to decision makers for consideration.

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