Toolbox talk, Culture, about 6 minutes
Near miss reporting
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Why this one
A near miss is a free lesson. The same event with a different timing would have been an injury. If the crew doesn't hear about it, it happens again, and next time nobody's lucky.
Say this
- 1.A near miss is something that could have hurt someone or damaged something, but didn't. Nobody got hurt this time.
- 2.Examples: a dropped tool that landed where someone just stood, a truck that stopped late, a guard that wasn't on.
- 3.Report it the same day. Details fade fast. A short note is better than a perfect one next week.
- 4.Say what happened, where, when and what almost went wrong. Photos help if it's safe to take one.
- 5.Reports are about fixing the cause, not blaming the person. We look at the setup, the pace, the tools and the plan.
- 6.When something gets fixed because of a report, tell the crew. That's how people see it's worth the time.
- 7.If you see a near miss involving someone else, report it too.
Ask the crew
- – What's a near miss you've seen on a job that never got written down?
- – What stops people from reporting one, and how do we fix that?
- – What's the easiest way for you to report a near miss, on paper or on a phone?
Watch for today
- Close calls that get brushed off with a joke and never reported.
- The same near miss showing up again in the same spot.
- Reports that disappear with no reply or follow-up to the person who made them.
Close with: A close call is a gift. Report it so no one pays for the next one.
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