Incident Investigations
When an Incident Happens, You Need Answers You Can Trust
When serious incidents happen, organisations need clear answers, practical findings, and confidence in what happens next.
We help organisations understand what happened, identify underlying causes, and prevent repeat incidents through clear corrective action.
This support is confidential, operationally focused, and grounded in real forensic investigation experience.
Confidential support. Fast response.
Led by Investigation Experience
Trusted in High-Risk Environments Where Failure Has Consequences
This work is led by Peter McNair (CFIOSH), a forensic investigator with operational experience across aviation, oil and gas, construction, and high-risk industrial environments.
His background includes major incident investigations, operational recovery environments, forensic root cause analysis, and expert advisory support.
Experience includes:
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Air and sea recovery investigations
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Forensic root cause and systems analysis
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High-risk operational environments
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Regulatory and leadership advisory support
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Expert witness and formal investigation input
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Royal Air Force operational background
This is practical investigation experience in environments where getting it wrong has serious consequences.
Most investigations fail to prevent repeat incidents.
When This Support Is Needed
This support is typically required when:
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A serious incident or near miss has occurred
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Investigations are not providing clear answers
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Repeat incidents continue occurring
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Regulators, insurers, or leadership require clarity
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Corrective actions are not being sustained
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Operational confidence has been affected
Why Investigations Often Fail
Many investigations stop at surface-level reporting.
Common problems include:
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Root causes not fully identified
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System-level failures being missed
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Findings not translating into operational change
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Recommendations lacking implementation ownership
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Reports completed without sustained corrective action
This approach focuses on what actually happened and what must change operationally.
What We Do
We investigate how incidents occur in real operational environments — not just how they appear in reports.
This includes:
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Forensic root cause and systems analysis
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Identification of operational breakdowns
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Review of procedural versus actual execution
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Corrective action recommendations
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Leadership and operational review support
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Practical prevention-focused findings
We focus on what actually happened and what needs to change.
How the Investigation Process Works
Our process focuses on understanding what happened, identifying why, and ensuring it is addressed.
Understanding the Incident
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Review contributing operational factors
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Identify immediate and underlying causes
Identifying System Failures
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Analyse gaps between procedure and execution
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Review leadership, communication, and operational controls
Preventing Recurrence
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Practical corrective recommendations
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Support for sustainable implementation
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Operational improvement guidance
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