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Welcome at Learning From Near-Accident
Overview:
Dear Employer!
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs." In analogy we can also say wherever work is carried out, there will be unplanned events such as near-accidents where things turn out all right after all. They are warning signals and offer opportunities for development in terms of work safety and thus product/service quality as well. The focus of "Learning from Near-Accidents" is suitability in actual practice: its objective is to reduce bureaucratic record-keeping and encourage an active exchange of opinions with staff to boost safety awareness and quality standards. We offer you efficient instruments for usage within your company.
Dear Employee!
Why learn from harm when you can already learn from mistakes. You are an expert in your field and are familiar with unusual events. You think to yourself, "I was lucky there." A near-accident is a valuable experience and it makes sense to speak of it and thus also give others the opportunity to draw conclusions and improve safety at work. Support the initiative "Learning from Near-Accidents" together with your colleagues.
Dear Works Council Member and Safety Representative!
So as to prevent accidents or to minimise the occurrence of accidents at the workplace, we can also learn from near-accidents. Just as for accidents at work, near-accidents are the result of many factors such as working conditions or inadequate behaviour. If unusual events are to be discussed, there must be an atmosphere of trust. You can play an active role here and for example suggest that an Experience Discussion Group is set up or chair such a group yourself.
Dear Occupational Health Expert!
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Law, measures should be taken after near-accidents. Employees should report every incident that almost resulted in an accident, and corresponding records should be kept by employers . "Learning from near-accidents" brings this act to life. Please assume responsibility for propagating this preventive and comprehensive accident prevention strategy.
What's a Near-Accident?
Learn more about near-accidents from the following stories and others on Videos:
- "I was meant to be repairing lamps. So I went to the switchbox and unscrewed the fuse. I went back and unfortunately I didn't check – something which then became a habit– whether the system was live or not. In the meantime someone had put the fuse back in. I put my hand in and was thrown aside. I got away with it this time, but it could have been worse."
- "Last week we were lifting out a part weighing 1.5 tonnes. When we had got it 2 metres in the air, the hoist broke. Thank God no-one was standing underneath. The hoist must have been faulty to start with."
- "There was a rented flat at basement level with full glazing including fixed elements and a door section. You could never really tell whether the door was open or not. I then walked into it and practically bounced off. I told my colleague and walked on. A little while later I heard the sound of glass breaking. He too had walked into it. From this you can only conclude that adhesive tape should be fixed in place to make things clear."
Unusual events are of all kinds and are not generally spectacular in nature. They can always be reported with a great sense of relief that no-one was injured and the harm was not as great as it could have been.
You undoubtedly now remember incidents where "things turned out all right right". Increasingly stringent safety standards are gradually reducing the occurrence of accidents. This is how things should remain. It is thus beneficial - as shown in the following picture - not to look only at the tip of the iceberg but scrutinise things under the water's surface and take events seriously where no personal injury or only minor damage to property has occurred.
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