If an accident at your worksite causes a serious injury, you’re certain to hear about it. Unfortunately, at that point it’s too late to do anything but react. If you want to get a handle on hazards before someone gets hurt, you need workers to understand, report, and investigate near misses.
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Do your workers know to immediately report near misses to their supervisor? And that the purpose of such reporting is to prevent more serious incidents, not to assign blame?
Here’s a checklist of additional questions to help you use near misses to identify and address hazards proactively.