Incident Investigation: Root Cause to Corrective Action – Training Course

Incident Investigation: Root Cause to Corrective Action is a concise, practical training program that equips employees and supervisors with the knowledge and tools needed to properly report, investigate, and prevent workplace incidents.

Workplace incidents—whether they involve injury, illness, or property damage—provide critical opportunities to improve safety. This course emphasizes that effective incident investigation is not about assigning blame, but about identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions that prevent future occurrences.

Aligned with OSHA guidance, this training helps organizations strengthen their safety culture by improving reporting accuracy, enhancing communication, and enabling proactive risk reduction. Learners gain a clear understanding of how incident tracking and analysis can reveal patterns, reduce hazards, and support continuous improvement.

Training Objectives

• Understand the importance of reporting incidents for workplace safety
• Learn how to conduct incident investigations and perform root cause analysis
• Recognize the benefits of tracking incidents to identify risks and trends
• Apply effective communication tools for incident reporting

Course Overview

OSHA emphasizes the importance of reporting and investigating incidents that result in injury, illness, or property damage. This course defines an incident as any workplace occurrence that leads to these outcomes and explains how proper investigation helps uncover root causes and assign corrective actions.

Participants learn how incident tracking supports a proactive safety approach—helping organizations identify risks early and implement training or interventions to prevent recurrence. The course reinforces that investigations are focused on improvement, not blame, creating a safer and more transparent workplace environment.

This program is available with Spanish and French closed captions.

Compliance Standards & Regulations

This course references the following standard:

• REG (29 USC 654 S5)

Key Benefits

• Strengthens workplace safety and incident prevention efforts
• Improves accuracy and consistency in incident reporting
• Helps identify root causes and reduce repeat incidents
• Supports OSHA-aligned safety practices
• Promotes a proactive, safety-first workplace culture

Course Details

• Course Length: 10 minutes
• Language(s): English, Spanish, French
• Includes a downloadable participant guide
• Streaming video included with license
• Compatible with your LMS or accessible via our partners’ LMS platforms
• Year Produced: 2023

Video Streaming Licensing Options

The pricing displayed above applies to the hosted video-streaming option and includes access for the selected number of learners based on the license tier selected.

Included with Your License

• Hosted video-streaming access
• Downloadable participant guide
• Closed captions (where available)
• Certificate of completion (where applicable)

Need Additional Delivery Options?

In addition to our hosted video-streaming solution, we also offer:

• SCORM course packages for LMS deployment
• Classroom Video-on-Demand training packages
• Enterprise licensing solutions
• Multi-year licensing options

Additional delivery options are priced separately from the hosted video-streaming licenses displayed above.

For organizations requiring access for more than 250 learners, SCORM deployment, classroom training packages, or enterprise licensing solutions, please contact us for a custom quote.