Near Miss Reporting

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Near Miss Reporting Ian Harper
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A Definition?

• An event that occurred that did not, for any
  reason, cause loss.

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Lost Work Day
Recordable
First-Aid
Near Miss
Unsafe Actions - At Risk Behaviour and Unsafe
Conditions
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A Definition?

• An event that occurred that did not, for any
  reason, cause loss.
• Incident
• Behaviour
• Condition

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Scope
Lost Work Day
Capture
Recordable
First-Aid
Near Miss
Unsafe Actions - At Risk Behaviour and Unsafe
Conditions
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Problems

• Difficult to use on small / transient sites.
• If cards not acted upon, the system will fail
  quickly.
• Negative image of the company by some clients.
• Retaining the no blame culture if a serious
  incident is reported.
• Used to exact revenge
• Used to paint negative pictures of rival
  contractors

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Safe Card System (Take 5)

Awards
Useful data for management
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Take 5 and Look

• Take 5 is a new programme from
• Laing Utilities.
• Every day, take 5 minutes to review your work
  area and complete a feedback card. A total of
  5000 will be awarded to the best entry for
  hazard spotted, near misses recorded or
  improvements suggested. Teams or individuals can
  submit cards

Note Completion of a feedback card is not
replacing any other reporting systems. ALL
accidents and unsafe areas must be reported to
your line manager
Use your Take 5 card every day and give feedback
as often as you like.
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Prompt card
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Laing Utilities Ltd
When?...Where?...
What? ? Near Miss ? Hazard ? Unsafe behaviour
? Improvement Idea Details .
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... Any
proposed actions?...
Name.
T5 FEEDBACK CARD
This card is for reporting unsafe acts or events
which could have led to an accident or
incident This card should also be used for
improvement ideas or to record good practice.
What was the cause of the unsafe act or event? ?
Poor access ? Not following briefing ? Inadequate
temporary works. ? Failure of equipment or
tools. ? Failure to obey a sign or instruction ?
Failure to use safety equipment ? Horseplay ?
Unsafe behaviour ? Poor / No communication ? Poor
/ No PPE ? Incorrect equipment ? Lack of
experience ? Lack of training / not qualified ?
Lack of maintenance ? Misuse of tools or
equipment ? Housekeeping
Place in secure site safety box
TAKE 5 and
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New Problems

• 150 per month across 2500 employees
• Everything required closing out
• Some required investigation
• Clients asked how many near miss reports we were
  having
• KPIs set, 2 per person per annum per site.
• KPI set on close out within 48 hours.

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Conclusion
Was it worth it?
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Near Miss Reporting Ian Harper