Lessons Learned from Near-Miss Reports to Reduce Risk Tolerance in the Aggregates Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Demich B ; Ferguson C ; Haas E ; McGuire J
• Description:
  Near misses can enhance awareness of the potential causes of injury and prompt safety management initiatives. Most companies require near-miss reporting; however, it is unclear what the value of these reports is and how they influence subsequent actions or controls to reduce on-the-job risks. During the summer of 2018, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a case study with an aggregates company in which near-miss reports were analyzed. Workers recorded 249 near misses that provided insight into ways that risk communication and management programs can be improved to reengage workers and to raise their health and safety (H&S) situational awareness on the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Aggregates Hazard Communication Hazard Recognition Mining Industry Risk Management Safety Practices
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0747-3605
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  104-107
• Volume:
  123
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064668
• Citation:
  Rock Prod 2020 Jul; 123(7):104-107
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Rock Products
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:42f3a298566108028a7fac145ae9f985fba938f3eac4474c98c4b38487560c0a1c2f4fa91351e623ba5c38197c3e834e2608521c8093f3a7910bd6c77d186026
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215318/cdc_215318_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]