Dear All,
By definitions, it is not clear whether it is an accident or a near miss. I want to clear up the confusion on near misses among the employees in my company. Can anyone provide a pictorial or an exhaustive list of near misses so that people can confidently identify them?
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Dilip
From India, Pune
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4By definitions, it is not clear whether it is an accident or a near miss. I want to clear up the confusion on near misses among the employees in my company. Can anyone provide a pictorial or an exhaustive list of near misses so that people can confidently identify them?
Thanks,
Dilip
From India, Pune
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I think you mean 'Near Miss'. This is a term used in accident/safety analysis. Any 'At Risk' behavior is a near miss. Somebody crosses a road when the signal is red, then it is a near miss. Someone crossing a high tension power line and may not meet with any accident, it is a near miss. A workman is working on a bench grinder without goggles, he may have a small injury not reportable under the Factories Act, or may not have any injury, it is a near miss. The near miss is like an 'iceberg' in water. Only 1/3 will be above the water level which leads to small injury, loss of limb, or fatal, whereas 3/4th which is under the water are near misses. There may be a machine without a guard. Not all may meet with an accident, but one finally meets with a major accident. If you have a machine with double-handed switch operation for the worker's finger protection, it should not be near the 'pinch point' or near the job. When one switch is bypassed, then all operations by the worker are 'near misses'.
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Dear Mr. Dilip,
Please refer to the post below in this section itself on citehr: https://www.citehr.com/266455-near-miss-format.html. I hope this will clear all your doubts regarding Near Miss.
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Dipil Kumar V
From India
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Please refer to the post below in this section itself on citehr: https://www.citehr.com/266455-near-miss-format.html. I hope this will clear all your doubts regarding Near Miss.
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Dipil Kumar V
From India
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Dear,
A "near miss" means, "which has not caused any injury or damage but might have caused injury or damage if not controlled in time."
The main reason to identify hazards and avoid major accidents.
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Nirav Patel
MBA-HR, Post Diploma in Industrial Safety, PG- IR & PM
From India, Pune
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A "near miss" means, "which has not caused any injury or damage but might have caused injury or damage if not controlled in time."
The main reason to identify hazards and avoid major accidents.
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Nirav Patel
MBA-HR, Post Diploma in Industrial Safety, PG- IR & PM
From India, Pune
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Dear Dilip,
The difference between an accident and a near miss:
Accident - Any unexpected event that happens in an industry that generally leads to an injury (e.g., an employee slips and falls owing to oil spillage on the shop floor), loss of mandays due to injury, loss of production due to absenteeism owing to injury, loss of wages/ leave due to the injury of an employee.
Near Miss - Any unexpected event that happens in an industry but does not lead to any injury (e.g., an employee slips owing to oil spillage on the shop floor) but does not fall. There is no loss of mandays due to injury, and so on.
You need to record both accidents and near misses. If you can identify the root causes of near misses, then you can transform your workplace into an accident-free atmosphere.
It is also advisable to conduct a safety audit to find potential hazards such as unguarded machinery, sharp corners on tables, blind right-angled turnings without any mirrors to view persons coming from the other end, revolving chairs with defective rollers, unguarded electrical boxes, excessive grass growth on the lawns, etc. The list is endless. By addressing these, even near misses can be eliminated. Preventive action is better than corrective action.
M.V. KANNAN
From India, Madras
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The difference between an accident and a near miss:
Accident - Any unexpected event that happens in an industry that generally leads to an injury (e.g., an employee slips and falls owing to oil spillage on the shop floor), loss of mandays due to injury, loss of production due to absenteeism owing to injury, loss of wages/ leave due to the injury of an employee.
Near Miss - Any unexpected event that happens in an industry but does not lead to any injury (e.g., an employee slips owing to oil spillage on the shop floor) but does not fall. There is no loss of mandays due to injury, and so on.
You need to record both accidents and near misses. If you can identify the root causes of near misses, then you can transform your workplace into an accident-free atmosphere.
It is also advisable to conduct a safety audit to find potential hazards such as unguarded machinery, sharp corners on tables, blind right-angled turnings without any mirrors to view persons coming from the other end, revolving chairs with defective rollers, unguarded electrical boxes, excessive grass growth on the lawns, etc. The list is endless. By addressing these, even near misses can be eliminated. Preventive action is better than corrective action.
M.V. KANNAN
From India, Madras
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I had a couple of files on this topic that might be interesting. rgds Gopi
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From Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Dear All,
Great participation in the thread. Very good, and keep it up. Please try to participate in each thread with your expertise or at least a word of appreciation or concern on the topic. Let's motivate each other, please.
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Dipil Kumar V
From India
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Great participation in the thread. Very good, and keep it up. Please try to participate in each thread with your expertise or at least a word of appreciation or concern on the topic. Let's motivate each other, please.
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Dipil Kumar V
From India
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NEAR MISS is
• an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
• A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage - but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage. ...
• Very, very close. Nearly a hit, but a miss, nonetheless
• An event or situation that could have resulted in an accident, injury or illness, but did not, either by chance or through timely intervention.
It can be anywhere, at home, at work, at road, plane or bus, while sleeping, doing exercise or whatever.
From India, Chandigarh
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• an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
• A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage - but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage. ...
• Very, very close. Nearly a hit, but a miss, nonetheless
• An event or situation that could have resulted in an accident, injury or illness, but did not, either by chance or through timely intervention.
It can be anywhere, at home, at work, at road, plane or bus, while sleeping, doing exercise or whatever.
From India, Chandigarh
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