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Toolbox talk: reporting near misses

Why a close call is worth a minute of your time. About 5 minutes.

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  • About 5 minutes
  • 6 points
  • Attendance recorded in Reldro
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Why this matters

A near miss is a free lesson. The same event can hurt someone the next time.

What to cover

  1. A near miss is an event that could have caused harm but didn't.
  2. Report it the same day, while people remember the details.
  3. Say what happened, where, and what could have gone wrong. You don't need to find the cause.
  4. Reports are about conditions, not blame.
  5. We use reports to fix the problem and tell the crew what changed.
  6. A report with a photo is easier to act on.

Ask the crew

  • What was the last close call you saw?
  • What stops people from reporting here?
  • What did we change after a report last time?

One thing to do today

Ask each person to think of one near miss and report it today.

Use this toolbox talk in Reldro

  • It arrives ready to edit, and your crew uses it on their phone, even without signal.
  • Failed items become corrective actions with an owner and a due date.
  • Every completed one is kept with the site, the date and who did it.
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