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Near Miss Reporting

Spot potential risks and hazards to workplace safety and address them before incidents arise. Report near misses as they happen and ensure the safety of your workers.

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Make near-miss reporting easy

Empower employees to raise near misses on their own with standardized reports that they can simply fill out and sign on the go. With a readily accessible tool, it’s easier to encourage proactive behavior, thereby fostering a culture of safety in the workplace.

Get to the root of near misses

Organize a roster of near-miss reports in one place. Refer to these reports when investigating the root causes of these situations, their statuses, and possibility of causing incidents and accidents. Use this information to implement corrective actions that address these underlying issues promptly.

Improve existing safety programs before incidents happen

Implement safety protocols and mitigate risks effectively by tailoring training and guidelines specific to their roles. Secure peace of mind knowing your workplace is safe and follows health and safety standards.

Oversee management in real-time

Gain a bird’s eye view of safety operations with digital tools for collaboration, inspections, and reports. Ensure and improve their commitment to a safer work environment by involving them in how risk management procedures are carried out, keeping them aware at all times.

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Build a safety-first mindset

Educate employees on how to identify and report near misses effectively through training. Emphasize the importance of reporting and their role in their day-to-day jobs. Give them the right tools to address gaps in performances, seek self-improvement, and grow in their fields, all while ensuring safety compliance remains a priority.

Streamline safety and health processes

Standardize, simplify, and automate health and safety activities in one platform for a safer and more productive work environment. Quickly capture field insights using digital checklists, safety audits, and risk assessments, and use these data to respond to incidents as they happen.

Foster a culture of collaboration

Keep all workers informed about the lessons learned from near miss investigations with a centralized communication channel. Encourage employees of all levels to give feedback and ask questions after announcements, and recognize their efforts in contributing to overall workplace safety.

Gain real-time visibility on workplace safety

Keep track of workplace safety efforts, near misses, and incidents with regular inspections and audits on hazards and risks. Collate data from reports into smart dashboards with different customization options to view instances of compliance and noncompliance. Integrate other workflow and analytical software for better visibility, and make decisions based on real, actionable data.

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“We can’t manage what we don’t measure. We track leading performance indicators, such as good observations, risks, issues, and near misses. The more data we have on these, the more positive the outcomes become for safety and quality.”

Lon Bartoli
Supply Chain Manager, EH&S, Schindler
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Frequently Asked Questions

It is extremely important to report near miss incidents for the following reasons:

  • Helps identify potential hazards and risks before they become dangerous
  • Demonstrates management’s commitment to a culture of safety and allows employees to be involved in the safety program, which increases employee engagement
  • Provides valuable data and information to employees and management

With technology, the near miss reporting system can be streamlined to be more efficient. It helps standardize how reports are made, how they are categorized, and how they are sorted, improving the documentation process.

Following this, it then becomes easier to conduct analyses on the reported near misses. Technology also helps to automate dashboards for more efficient

An accident is any unsafe event that results in worker injury, property damage, or both. On the other hand, a near miss is any event that could cause harm but didn’t at the moment.

Some of the most common near misses reported include the following:

  • Slips, trips, and falls
  • Risky behavior from horse playing and improper equipment use
  • Employees working at heights almost falling
  • Workers performing dangerous tasks and almost getting hurt due to faulty equipment, unsafe working conditions, and bad weather conditions

A safety observation is any evaluation done on a workplace to analyze its safety practices, equipment, and employees. As a near miss is any observed and reported event that can cause injury or harm, it is also a safety observation.

The employees who reported the near miss should be involved in its investigation. However, it would be best to involve the entire team or organization, as workplace safety is a matter that affects all employees.