Community Services

Near Miss Reporting

Course Outline

What is a ‘Near Miss’?

The Near Miss Model
Near Miss Examples
Three ways to Report a Near Miss
The Benefits of Near Miss reporting
What is a “Near Miss”?
A situation or behavior
where injury or property
damage could have
occurred, but it did not.
“Near Miss” situations include:
Where a safety system fails to perform
as it should, (e.g. a fire pump
malfunctioned).
 And “Near Miss” also is
Where environmental damage
could result (but did not – yet!).
 Frank Bird’s Near Miss Model

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For every Accident

600
And approximately Near Misses

There are approximately 3000

Unsafe Acts & Conditions
Unsafe Act
Near Miss
Accident
 in the Workplace

Look at the following pictures and see if you

can identify the near miss dangers in the
workplace. 
Shield is up
Which person doesn't belong?
Benefits of Near Miss Reporting
Reporting a near-miss will make people more
aware of unsafe situations
Benefits of Near Miss Reporting
If a near miss is reported you
can correct and prevent
unsafe conditions
Benefits of Near Miss Reporting
Reported near-misses can be used as a warnings in
safety programs
Three Ways to Report a Near Miss
1) Tell your supervisor what happened

2) Fill out a paper copy of a

Near Miss report

3) Report the incident online through the

Aramco Intranet website
No-Blame Policy
Aramco has a no-blame policy. That means you
will not get in trouble for reporting a near miss.
CS Near Miss Report Form
CS Near Miss Report Form
CS Near Miss Report Form
 CS Online Near Miss System

All employees can report near miss

incidents through the SAP EH&S tab located
on the Corporate Portal
myhome.aramco.com.sa.
CS Online Near Miss Systemlick on
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 CS Online Near Miss System

Fill in the following boxes and submit report

It’s that easy!

 Near Miss Ratio
The ratio of near miss reports should be:

For
Every

1 report 100 employees

You Need to Report Near Misses so
they can be investigated before…

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…An Accident Stops You

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…Or Destroys Your Facility!!
 In Summary
Aramco has a “No Blame” policy.
Employees must report near miss experiences.
Do not hide or ignore near miss reporting.
Report near miss events either verbally, written or
electronically.
Reporting a near miss will
help change unsafe
situations or unsafe behavior
to keep the workplace
accident free.
 Remember
All 'Near Misses' are Accidents waiting to
happen, they could happen to you or one of your
co-workers!

Report Near Misses so

we can correct the
situation and avoid
accidents.

If the Problem is not reported, it

will not go away! The risk is still
there.
Questions?

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