Incident Investigation

High-impact investigation into serious injuries and fatalities using the Edison High Energy Model. Learning-driven, not blame-based. Litigation privilege available.

What we provide

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Edison High Energy Model

Structured investigation methodology that traces the flow of energy through the event sequence, identifying the critical controls that failed to prevent harm.

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Systemic Root Cause Analysis

We explore the organisational conditions — leadership, culture, systems, and supervision — that created the environment for the incident. Not just individual actions.

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Litigation Privilege Option

Investigations can be structured under litigation privilege, protecting the findings and recommendations from disclosure in any subsequent legal proceedings.

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Learning-Focused Reporting

Reports written to drive genuine organisational learning — clear, actionable, and designed for board-level and frontline audiences alike.

Our investigation process

Rapid, rigorous, and operationally credible. We preserve the facts and find the real causes — not the convenient ones.

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Rapid initial response

We deploy quickly to preserve evidence, secure the scene, interview witnesses, and establish the factual sequence before details are lost or normalised.

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Energy trace analysis

Apply the Edison High Energy Model to map the flow of energy and identify every point where a functioning critical control could have interrupted the sequence.

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Systemic review

Examine the organisational conditions — the decisions, pressures, and gaps in leadership and systems — that allowed the incident to become possible.

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Learning report and follow-through

Deliver findings in a format that drives real change. We can support implementation of recommendations and verify that corrective actions are effective.

Zero SIFs Programme

Every service we deliver is grounded in one goal — eliminating Serious Injuries and Fatalities through evidence-based, operationally credible consultancy.

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Need expert investigation support?

Whether you need rapid deployment or a second opinion on an existing investigation, we can help.