Safety Management: Near Miss Identification, Recognition, and Investigation

Close calls, narrow escapes, or near hits. History has shown repeatedly that these near-miss incidents often precede loss producing events, but are largely ignored or go unreported because nothing (no injury, damage or loss) happened. Thus, many opportunities to prevent the accidents that the organization has not yet had are lost. Recognizing and reporting near-miss incidents can make a major difference to the safety of workers within organizations.

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