Steps Taken After A Fatal Accident

As a safety officer what should we do when a fatal accident happens in our organization..........

I joined as safety officer in a private organization, but my educational background is computer science. so kindly any one help me in this.....

First thing Vignesh, is that you should not have been appointed to this job.

Most states under the factories rules have specified qualification of the safety officer and generally need training in the same before they are appointed. I would suggest you check your state rules and immediately arrange to get the relevant training and certification in place.

For the immediate problem, you need to file an accident report with the Factory Inspector (within 24 hours of the accident) and with the ESIC office if the person concerned comes under ESIC. If the employee is not covered under the ESIC act, then compensation under Employees Compensation Act must be computed and deposited with the relevant authority.

Also if you have any insurance cover under which this accident falls, you must immediately report the same to the insurance company.

Then you need to investigate the matter to find out how and why the accident took place, whether requisite safety equipment was provided and used, whether anyone was responsible or anyone whose carelessness resulted in the fatal accident. Further, you need to identify the changes needed to prevent the accident from recurring.

In most companies, the report as above needs to be immediately placed before the safety committee and decisions / action taken immediately.

banerjee,
Report filing with Factory Inspector and ESIC matters are the responsibility of HR/Admin persons. Safety man will assist them for report preparation, if any.
Vignesh : You have entered into a wrong domain, may be under compulsions of earning something to your family. Selecting wrong profile puts one into stagnated career path.
Coming to the point, as a safety incharge, you should analyse the causative factors of fatality by arranging a committee which will go into the details of accidents. The findings may be circulated to all the stake holders for non-recurrence.
Pon.

Thanks pon,
You are right
I had assumed that reports were his responsibility.
If the factory is large enough to have a safety officer, they must have a separate and competent HR department.
I hope they have a safety committee also :)