To determine how to avoid a similar accident in the future
To determine who was At Fault for the accident's occurrence and also, to establish liability.
To determine how to avoid a similar accident in the future
The purpose is to determine how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Thousands of accident keep hapenning in the US almost every single day. The failure to react at times cause the accidents to happen. The primary purpose of accident investigations is mainly to understand what could be the cause of these accidents. With the help of the knowledge gained from the investigation, further accidents could be possibly prevented.
No. The purpose of accident investigations is to prevent future accidents. To encourage Soldiers to participate in the investigation, information provided to the accident investigation officer can NOT be used against him during a criminal investigation. Reference: AR 385-40.
conducting accident investigations.
"Root cause analysis is one of the primary means of adjudication that is used by insurance companies in accident investigations. This process is very important for the insurance company to ultimately determine fault, and thus, whether a claim will be paid or not."
all info gathered during accident investigations is shared with crimnial investigators
Information gathered during criminal investigations must be shared with accident investigators.
Investigations are conducted to avoid occurrence.
To determine who was At Fault for the accident's occurrence and also, to establish liability.
DA PAM 385-40 -- Army Accident Investigations and Reporting