Every day in the workplace there are many near misses and accidents are narrowly avoided. Even though no one is injured all near misses should be reported as although an accident was avoided this time, next time might not be as lucky.
However, it is not easy to implement a near miss reporting system as many employees don’t want to report them in case they will be blamed for doing something wrong or not following laid down procedures. Employees should be made aware that they will not be punished for reporting a near miss.
Another problem with making sure that all near misses are reported is that some employees will doubt it was a serious enough situation to be reported but things which are swept under the carpet and thought as not major enough to be reported could in fact one day cause a serious accident so a clear definition of what is a near miss should be communicated to all employees and they should be encouraged to report them.
To learn more about your rights and potential compensation after a work-related accident, please call the Cumberland work accident attorneys of Dolina Hobbs, LLC, at (301) 739-1013 or contact us online today.
