Glossary
Near miss: the most useful information on a site
A near miss is an event that could have caused harm. Reporting and analysing it provides the richest material a prevention approach has, at no cost. An organisation that reports many of them holds abundant and recent prevention material.
The event that teaches at no cost
A near miss describes a situation where the conditions for harm were present and harm did not occur. It carries exactly the same information as an accident about causes, and more about the defences that worked. An organisation that reports many of them holds abundant and recent prevention material.
- Same causes as an accident, plus what held up
- Reporting is kept simple, fast and free of blame
- Every report feeds the update of the risk assessment
From report to measure
The Health, Safety and Environment programme has candidates build a full reporting arrangement: a short form, a processing route, systematic feedback to whoever reported. The Multi-site Management certification organises it across several locations, with lessons shared between sites.
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1 — Report
A short form, reachable from the workstation, filled in two minutes: simplicity generates volume.
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2 — Analyse
Trace the chain of causes back to what can be changed: organisation, equipment, procedure.
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3 — Act
A dated measure, assigned to a named person, written into the prevention plan.
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4 — Close the loop
Whoever reported learns what their report produced: that is what keeps the arrangement alive.
Programmes that organise reporting
2 catalogue programmes put “Near miss” to work: 132 credits and 1320 taught hours in total. The official rule holds throughout — one credit stands for 25 hours of work, 10 of them taught. Every line below is recomputed from the programme page: level, duration, credits, taught volume and fees in Guinean francs appear exactly as filed in the official catalogue.
| Programme | Level | Duration | Volume | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Industrial Safety and Environment | Bachelor's degree | 2 years | 120 credits · 1200 taught hours | 5 400 000 GNF per year |
| Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams | Professional certification | 4 months | 12 credits · 120 taught hours | 2 800 000 GNF in total |
The details that matter
Why report an event with no consequence?
Because it carries the same causes as an accident and delivers them before harm occurs.
How do you get steady reporting?
A short form, fast processing and systematic feedback to whoever reports. Volume follows the simplicity of the move.
What happens to the information collected?
It feeds the update of the risk assessment and the action plan, with a dated measure and a named person.
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