Accident near-miss

Is there a written reporting and investigation procedure for accidents, near misses, damage occurrence and potential hazards ... 

Given an understanding of the definition of a near miss, enhanced by specific examples for a facility, it may be possible to estimate how many near misses one might expect to be reported compared with the number of accidents that occur. A greater number of erroneous acts or undesirable conditions may occur compared to the number of near misses. Figure 5-1 illustrates the relationships among accidents, near misses, and nonincidents. 

This safety audit is used for identifying inputs and material flows, processes and intermediates, and final products - but with special attention paid to human-material/process/equipment interactions that could result in (a) sudden and accidental releases/spills, (b) mechanical failure-based injuries, and (c) physical injuries - cuts, abrasions, and so on, as well as ergonomic hazards. Additional sources of adverse effects/safety problem areas are records/ knowledge of in-plant accidents/near misses, equipment failures, customer complaints, inadequate secondary prevention/safety procedures and equipment (including components that can be rendered non-operable upon unanticipated events), and inadequacies in suppliers of material and equipment or maintenance services. 

Figure 3.3 A qualitative iceberg model of the relationships between accidents, near misses and behavioural acts.

Warnings went unheeded - Findings indicated that most incidents were often preceded by a series of smaller accidents, near misses, or accident precursors. Operations and maintenance procedures must include analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action. 

The principle of multiple causes states Accidents, near-miss incidents, and other problems are seldom, if ever, the result of a single cause. 

There is a strong fear factor in existence concerning the reporting of accidents, near misses, and injuries. Here are some comments sourced from the safety consultant visit between March 17-28, 2003, and the external audit report of 2004. 

Premises and Housekeeping Electrical, Mechanical, Pers. Safeguarding Accident / Near Miss Inc. Recording Fire and Emergency Accident Reporting and Investigation Safety Organization... 

Defining safety, risk, accident, near miss, and loss... 

Promote proactive quality improvement initiatives designed to enhance systems for addressing accidents, near misses, and hazardous conditions. 

To ensure disclosure of accidents, near misses, and sentinel events to famihes, and to ensure continuous communication of system improvements to famihes and caregivers who have been involved in an accident... 

Case studies, to spread lessons learned and alert others to risks experienced, should be brief (no more than two pages) and communicate key hndings from analysis of accidents, near misses, or hazardous conditions to help inform safety within an organization and beyond. Events external to the organization can also be imported and disseminated if the lessons learned have the potential for application. 

Safety, patient safety, sentinel event, medical accident, near miss, good catch, Office of Patient Safety, JCAHO, focused event analysis, disclosure, peer review, confidentiality, maltreatment of minors, root cause analysis, patient safety report, accident, documentation... 

Accident/Near miss/System breakdown/ Good catch/How safety was created/ Hazardous situation/Accident wait/Happen/ Normalization of deviance... 

Working while physically or mentally tired is one of the most common causes of laboratory accidents, near-miss incidents, and lapses of security. Workers and students need to look out for each other and encourage ill or exhausted coworkers to leave the laboratory and get rest or sleep so that they will be able to meet the stress and effort of work. The organization should support workers and students in participating in interesting, extracurricular activities on a regular basis to reduce mental stress and achieve a more balanced life. Happy, rested workers make an organization productive and safe. 

You should monitor defect/failure reports and incident/accident/near-miss reports and implement remedial actions. 

Zero injury goals are enforced with safety training and accident/near-miss investigations coupled with a lucrative injury incentive program [3]. 

Previous hazard reports (accident/near miss/incident) and hazard statistics Use any hazard checklist is helpful (e.g., EN1050)... 

It is important to collect data from previous similar systems for hazards and their analysis. Accident, near-miss report, and expert judgments in all such previous similar... 

There are several outputs or indicators of the state of the health and safety culture of an organization. The most important are the numbers of accidents, near misses and occupational ill-health cases occurring within the organization or on the construction site. 

Definitions The definitions of the terms used throughout this book will be repeated in a number of chapters. The reason for this seeming duplication is to clearly explain the concepts so that a clear understanding is given as to what an accident, near miss incident, or other concept is and how it is defined. 

Any employee involved in, or who witnesses, a damage accident, near miss... 

Commence the accident/near miss investigation process and head the investigation meeting. 

The principle of multiple causes states that accidents, near miss incidents, and other problems are seldom, if ever, the result of a single cause. This pertains to near miss incident investigation, which in itself is another vitally important criterion of any safety system. If the investigation system is not structured and does not follow the loss causation sequence and determines both the immediate and root causes of the event, the system is basically worthless. 

An accident is an undesired event that results in some form of loss. This loss could be injuries to people, damage to property or equipment, business interruption, or other forms of loss. The undesired events that cause loss and incur costs are accidents. Near miss incidents do not end up causing injury, therefore, qualitative judgments of safety performance, reached exclusively in terms of injury frequency, are apt to be grossly inaccurate. 

Accident/Near Miss Incident Reports and Investigations... 

INTERNAL ACCIDENT NEAR MISS REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION... 

The near miss incident, the undesired event of the brick falling but with no damage or consequence, would form one of the plenty of near miss incidents, which eventually lead to property damage and injury-producing accidents. Near misses are often the foundation of major injuries. They are the same as accidents except for the missing phase of the exchange of energy above the threshold limit of the body or structure. 

Publish the Near Miss/Accident Initial Report before the end of the shift. Commence the accident/near miss investigation process and head the investigation meeting. 

Accident/near miss incident investigation is a problem-solving technique. Investigation requires management skills. 

The accident/near miss incident investigation form is the key document in the investigation process. This form could be used to investigate injury-producing accidents, high potential near misses, property damage events, fires, and environmental events. 

Department where the accident/near miss incident took place. 

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