ICAM - Incident Causation Analysis

One individual fully aware that he was taking a risk by not complying with the work standard or procedure but still decided to do the job that way, e.g. not following a procedure

People fully aware that they were taking a risk by not complying with the work standard or procedure but still decided to do the job that way, e.g. solving a problem knowing that they have to infringe "actively break" on the rules or procedures

A supervisor or other management employee fully aware that he was taking a risk by not complying with the work standard or procedure but still decided to do the job that way

A person decided unilaterally to operate equipment or machinery without obtaining prior authorization to do so from the appropriate person. It is irrelevant if the person is trained in the use of the equipment, only that he did not obtain authorization

The person did not follow the human kinetic practices. The person was working on an unsafe, unstable or non-standard work floor or was placing body parts in unsafe positions

Did more than a person is physically able to do, e.g. carrying or lifting too much weight, etc.

The person involved was not working at the proper speed, not taking time to do things safely, e.g. driving a forklift too fast, slewing a load too fast, adding chemicals too fast or too slow, etc.

Material being lifted, either by human or mechanical means, was lifted contrary to acceptable practices or was over the capacity of the person or the lifting equipment

The equipment was improperly loaded, e.g. a vehicle or centrifuge loaded to one side or overloaded or wrong product in wrong cycle

The person involved in the work took a shortcut instead of performing the work in accordance with the procedures

If none of the above categories apply, this category can be used