Near Miss

Reporting
VIDEO 1
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Definition of a Near Miss

Accident/Injury

300:30:1 Principle

Reporting

Report Forms
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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
signals a system weakness that if not
corrected could lead to significant
consequences in the future.





A wide variety of occurrences can be near misses:

Near Misses
Accident v. Injury
Accident
Mishap or Near Miss
Injury
Accident that Hurts Someone
Incident Ratio Model
Heinrichs Theory
Serious Injury or Death
Minor Injury
1
29
300
3,000
Most Accident
Investigations
Conducted
Few Investigations
Conducted
Biggest
percentage
of injury
causing
potential!
Near Miss
Unsafe Acts, Behaviors or Conditions

A Pioneer in Industrial
Accident Prevention,
found that, out of
330 Accidents
Accident Research
Herbert William Heinrich
330 Accidents

300: No Injury
300:
330 Accidents

29: Minor Injuries
29 :

330 Accidents

1: Serious or Fatal Injury
1:

Your Chances of being
or
in an Accident are:

1 out of 330
Unsafe Acts, Behaviors or Conditions
300
Near Miss
3,000




1st Month : 2 near
miss/month



4
th
Month : 120 /month




8
th
Month : 920 /month
Power Plant
Louisiana
VIDEO 2
Near Miss or Injury?
Because We Dont Know Which
Accidents will Cause Injuries

Near Misses Are:

Near Misses Are Opportunities

?


The Same Accident That Causes No
Injury today may take Someones Life
Tomorrow
VIDEO 3
Near miss
Forms
Near miss
drop Box
Drop Box
Near miss form
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Near misses