Save a Life. Near Miss/Hazard Reporting

This is the safety triangle 

Why you should care about this in Essex?

Within Essex, in any capacity you should care about safety because of the concepts of injury causation and prevention, we need to know about as many near misses as possible; this extensively helps us when working proactively.  In promoting this approach we can possibly prevent an incident from occurring rather than reacting when too late, after the actual event has happened.

Let's look at some facts:

·    A mathematical relationship exists between the numbers of accidents of   similar types and their severity

·    The most common cause of workplace accidents is unsafe acts of colleagues

·    Reducing the overall frequency of workplace injuries will produce an equivalent reduction in the number of severe injuries. 

SO WITH THIS IN MIND, HOW DO WE CAPTURE NEAR MISS REPORTING?

1.          Reward and recognize every opportunity when a colleague reports something, thank them and use a touch point
2.          Use the feedback forms (Hadleigh/Colchester as examples) then create your own or just have a conversation with your supervisor or manager and make them aware
3.          Encourage feedback from everyone on all road conditions in all seasons

4.      Start a 'Near miss reporting saves lives’ campaign.

·   Firstly, talk to colleagues, ask if they have experienced a NEAR MISS or HAZARD; welcome any news, challenging news gives us all the opportunity to be aware and alter our actions if need be, especially if it keeps everyone safe. Positive news means we are doing something right.  We are, after all, striving to be a generative company.

    Secondly, using PIC/NIC analysis proactively means we can look at near misses and carry an idea forward, preventing injuries. We learn from situations and experiences.

     If anybody wants support in actioning a local PIC/NIC, for  a behaviour that they would like to resolve, then please contact myself through the normal channels and I am more than happy to support.

 

    Next week, I will be in Hadleigh depot on the afternoon of Tuesday 11th April to answer any questions you may have and discuss any concerns.