Near Miss

An employee is struck by an object but no serious injury occurred?

• Yes

• No

A box fell from the top shelf, narrowly missing an employee standing below.

• Yes

• No

Clothes get caught in machinery; tearing before an injury occurs.

• Yes

• No

You find a live, damaged electrical cord lying in a pool of water. No contact is made with the electrical wire.

• Yes

• No

A piece of poorly maintained equipment sparks; the sparks fall into flammable materials, and a fire occurs.

• Yes

• No

How can you report a Near Miss?

• Supervisor or Manager

• Safety Specialist

• Instagram

• AIRS

If safe to do so, should I correct a hazard when I see it?

• No, not my problem

• If I feel like it at the moment

• Yes

• Yes, but I will also report it.