Conducting an incident Investigation at work

In this ESL lesson plan, students visit the topic of health and safety. In particular, how to conduct an incident investigation in the workplace.   Learners will look at different expressions and language structure in English that are useful when talking about an incident investigation.

Students will watch a video titled Conducting an incident investigation. They will focus on practicing key skills related to listening, speaking, collaboration and critical thinking.  You will need at least 90 minutes to complete this lesson, if used as a flipped ESL lesson. However, lesson can run up to 3 hours ( consider two  90-minute lessons or for university teachers adjust as needed).

While targeting intermediate and upper-intermediate language learners of English, it is highly adaptable as it have been purposely designed to faciliate mixed-levelled classes. This includes in a tertiary institution such as a university or within a professional environment, targeting Health and Safety professionals.