The Use of Workers’ Near-Miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management

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• Personal Author:
  Demich B ; Haas, Emily J. ; McGuire J
• Description:
  Near misses can enhance awareness of the potential causes of injury and prompt safety management initiatives. Although most companies require near-miss reporting, the value of these reports and how they influence subsequent actions or controls to reduce on-the-job risks are unclear. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a case study with an aggregates company in which near-miss reports were analyzed at each of their locations over an entire quarter during the summer of 2018. Within that quarter, workers recorded 249 near misses. The analysis provides insight into ways that risk-communication and management programs can be improved to reengage workers and their situational awareness on the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Potential Author Keywords: Health And Safety Management System Hierarchy Of Controls Mine Workers Near-miss Incident Qualitative Risk Matrix Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Risk Management Safety Measures Safety Personnel Worker Safety Work Organization

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• 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:
  40-42
• Volume:
  72
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061312
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2020 Aug; 72(8):40-42
• Email:
  EJHaas@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b6d98ba000263c54b80678fdfdb54817fe20544866bdbc820d0055e5a37038412cabd4a02a55c7871b32aee07e6b059db6edbc16382280fd2792010507cf2d20
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215344/cdc_215344_DS1.pdf
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