Safety-investigation is the practice of examining incidents, accidents, and near-misses after they occur to determine root causes and generate lessons learned. It operates through formal investigation procedures, root-cause analysis methods (such as fault-tree analysis, 5-whys, and barrier analysis), and institutional reporting systems that capture findings for preventive action. The practice persists through documented investigation protocols, trained investigators, and feedback loops that convert findings into corrective and preventive actions. [formal: investigatio | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.42]
Accepted ontology entry
safety-investigation
Safety-investigation is the practice of examining incidents, accidents, and near-misses after they occur to determine root causes and generate lessons learned. It operates through formal investigation procedures, root-cause analysis method…
Definition
Why it is in scope
a human-made practice of systematically examining incidents, accidents, and near-misses after they occur to determine root causes and lessons learned, built to persist through formal procedures, reporting systems, and institutional knowledge
Names and aliases
- safety-investigationen · CANONICAL
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- cms9293jz002i7skq3m4d9hr1SERVES →
Safety-investigation is a process maintained for the sake of safety-management: it systematically examines incidents and near-misses to generate findings that feed back into safety management systems. The servant (investigation) points at the master (management).
Relations to this entry
- cms8zhnhe02p673fktlv2295y← SERVES
safety-reporting is maintained for the sake of safety-investigation: reporting systems are designed to capture incident data so investigations can begin. Per Law 8d, the servant (reporting) points at the master (investigation). Reporting exists as a mechanism to enable systematic investigation.
- cms82vo3z00odh6s86r3hkpih← SERVES
Law 8d: root-cause-analysis is built and maintained for the sake of safety-investigation. RCA is a method whose designed purpose is to further the operation of safety-investigation by identifying underlying causes. Servant (RCA) → master (safety-investigation).
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- Aug 1, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC
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