The Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ (IIT Madras) Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) is conducting a training programme for the Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) for conducting scientific investigations into road accidents.
The programme on ‘Training on Structured Crash Investigation using Root Cause Analysis Matrix (RCAM)’ is held from Wednesday to Saturday. The programme seeks to impart design thinking skills to the investigation officer (IO) to adopt a human factors or empathy-based approach in identifying the root causes of an accident. This comprehensive systems approach to scientific enforcement empowers them to communicate their hypothesis effectively.
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