AMEA - accident and influence analysis

There are usually several causes of an accident and they often occur in interaction with a complex set of conditions relating to the organisation, technology and the behaviour of the individual. For those who want to optimise safety at work efficiently and effectively one is confronted with the complexity of the question of where is the most sensible point at which to start in order to have a positive impact on the dangers of accidents taking place. When optimising safety at work one is faced with two difficult decisions :

1. Which organisational, technology and individual behaviour patterns are responsible for those accidents which have already been seen?
2. Where can one start so as to achieve the maximum impact to minimize the frequency of accidents?

AMEA is a scientifically-based method tried and tested in practice which results in effective optimisation through systematic analysis and assessment processes. AMEA is a method

• of systematically analysing and assessing accidents
• of systematically analysing and assessing the cause(s) of accidents
• of systematically analysing and assessing the options and opportunities one has to influence the cause of and thus avoid the cause of accidents

AMEA aims to determine the steps necessary to eliminate those shortcomings

• which one can best influence in relative terms and
• which lead to accidents which, in company terms, are significant.

AMEA provides a platform with a systematic order and assessment system to classify the accident in question and systematically identifies and assesses the best solution in terms of effectively and efficiently optimising safety at work.