Near Miss Reporting
Accident:- An accident is an unplanned or undesired incident which caused.
- Injury to people
- Damage to equipment
- Damage to environment
- Damage to company’s reputation.
Near Miss:- A near miss is exactly similar incident but did not cause any of the above and had the potential to do it. Near misses are very common in the work place. These incidents did not cause an injury or property damage only because there was nothing in the way to be damaged, or no one close enough to be injured.
DEFINITION:-
- A “near miss” is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness or damage - but had the potential to do so.
- Sometimes called a “near hit” or “close call” – indicates a system weakness and if not corrected, could lead to significant consequences in future
Near miss incidents trigger the fact that something is seriously wrong. They allow us the opportunity to investigate and correct the situation before the same thing happens again and causes an injury or death.
The sequence of events which lead up to an accident is like a series of errors that fall on to another like chain reaction. The near miss incident is simply the same sequence of events with one of the links missing.
Experience has proven that if the causes of accidents are not removed, the potential for an accident will occur again and again.
Near miss reporting is a safe work procedure that aims to eliminate potential incidents by ensuring that close-calls or near accidents are proactively reported to facilitate swift actions that prevent its reoccurrence.
IMPORTANCE OF NEAR MISS REPORTING
- It helps us to establish and continue safe practices in the workplaces.
- It enables an employer to communicate facts, causes and corrective actions to all employees regarding near misses.
- It avoid/prevent future accidents and injuries.
- Provides opportunity to improve health, safety and environment - HSE.
- Reduces tolerance for risk.
- Avoids complacency.
- Provides a tool to identify workplace hazards.
- Allows employee involvement in safety program.
- Demonstrates management’s commitment to safety.
- Allows identification of possible trends.
Why are near miss incidents not reported ?
Typical reasons are; fear of reprimand or repercussions, not being aware of their importance in controlling future accidents, embarrassment, the spoiling of a safety or production record, or lack of feedback when similar issues have previously been raised.
If you keep silent about a near miss — you may avoid having to deal with it. But you may find someone ends up ina tragedy because of a hazard that you knew existed but were too proud to talk about.
Controlling near miss incidents is really the secret of reducing the overall frequency of accidents. Near miss incident reporting is a very valuable tool in helping us all manage an effective safety program. But the vital part is to apply the corrective action immediately. The only way this can be done is ifa near miss is reported immediately after it has occurred. This way we can learn as much as possible- as soon as possible.
- Not knowing what is near miss & its impacts in future
- Feeling embarrassed
- Fear of being blamed
- Negative image of the company by clients
- Negative image of the reporter
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