WHAT’S AT STAKE

Near-misses are warning signs that something almost went very wrong and ignoring them is a missed chance to prevent a serious injury. When close calls go unreported, the same hazards stay in place until someone gets hurt, sometimes with life-changing consequences. What’s at stake is more than one incident, it’s whether your workplace learns from small mistakes or waits for a major accident to force change.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

The danger with near misses is that they feel harmless because no one was hurt, which makes them easy to ignore. When close calls aren’t reported, the same unsafe conditions remain […]