On all sites, and in all workplaces we must report: near misses, incidents and hazards.

Why do we do this?

- We are obligated to do this under the Health and Safety Act.

- It allows work places to implement preventative measures to mitigate future risk, or remove hazards to prevent incidents from occurring.

- The site has records to recall back on in the future, especially in Health & Safety meetings.

What is a near miss?

- Any situation in which an incident occurs, but there is no damage, or no one was harmed.

- Eg. Boxes fall over inside the shipping container, but there was no contact, or injury to the staff devanning.

What is a hazard?

- Something that may cause risk of damage/injury.

- Eg. A layer of boxes that look like they could fall over.

What is an incident?

- An event in which there is damage or injury, or in which could have caused potential for damage of injury.

- Eg. A box falls inside the container hitting the devanner on the leg. The devanner is not injured, and has a surface level scratch on their leg.

How do we report near misses, hazards and incidents?

- Tell the site manager/health & safety officer immediately. Each site will have their own, individual form to complete.

Who must report these?

- The workers involved in the incident, near miss, or the person who identified the hazard.

- If the worker is injured and cannot report the incident, then their colleagues should report this immediately and seek medical attention for the worker involved in the incident.