Potential Losses and Risk Ranking of Probabilities

Near miss incidents with high probability of recurrence and high or medium-high severity potential should be investigated and treated with the same urgency as loss-producing accidents. 

In tackling the no-contact events, the keyword is potential. What did the event have the capacity to do under slightly different circumstances The potential is what should determine which of these near miss incidents should be investigated as well as the level of the investigation. 

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