This webinar covers the development and sustainability of quality near miss systems. the materials for the webinar come from numerous industry organizations. This is a preview of caterpillar's january 2014 webinar, "get more from the misses: improve your near miss reporting program." join senior safety consultant.
47% saw an increase in near miss reporting over baseline 246 more near misses per organization per month on average during the campaign 63% saw decrease in overall patient safety incidents related to near miss corrective actions 68% of hospitals acknowledge rewarding staff as a key strategy to improving or sustaining near miss reporting 100%. In establishing a near miss reporting system: leadership must establish a reporting culture. the reporting system must be non punitive and anonymous. an investigation must follow to identify the root cause and weaknesses in the system. investigation results provide the roadmap to improve safety systems. The goal of near miss reports has never been to collect evidence for disciplinary procedures. instead, a robust near miss reporting program should collect data with an eye on making improvements. by identifying weak points in a company’s safety system, data from employee submissions can be a catalyst for enhancing safety procedures. Aggregate data should also be examined regularly for any trends and to ensure that near misses are consistently being reported. 3. communicate the results to employees at all levels of the organization. employees can learn from the experience of others through a safety alert posted on a bulletin board or in a toolbox talk.
The goal of near miss reports has never been to collect evidence for disciplinary procedures. instead, a robust near miss reporting program should collect data with an eye on making improvements. by identifying weak points in a company’s safety system, data from employee submissions can be a catalyst for enhancing safety procedures. Aggregate data should also be examined regularly for any trends and to ensure that near misses are consistently being reported. 3. communicate the results to employees at all levels of the organization. employees can learn from the experience of others through a safety alert posted on a bulletin board or in a toolbox talk. However, companies that experience world class safety performance know that when reported and acted upon, near misses enable early intervention, and are great opportunities to improve organizational safety performance. "near miss reporting – a missing link in safety culture," a peer reviewed feature in the may issue of professional safety. Summarizes the research team's methodology, analysis, and findings on near miss reporting programs. explains the importance of near miss reporting programs as active leading indicators of high safety performance, and describes the team's development of its own near miss reporting program. introduces as the centerpiece of the program the team's database tool for recording.
However, companies that experience world class safety performance know that when reported and acted upon, near misses enable early intervention, and are great opportunities to improve organizational safety performance. "near miss reporting – a missing link in safety culture," a peer reviewed feature in the may issue of professional safety. Summarizes the research team's methodology, analysis, and findings on near miss reporting programs. explains the importance of near miss reporting programs as active leading indicators of high safety performance, and describes the team's development of its own near miss reporting program. introduces as the centerpiece of the program the team's database tool for recording.
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