Write near-miss reports that capture event, possible harm, conditions, and controls.
EPCC What four pieces make a useful near-miss report? Event, possible harm, condition, control. Which report teaches more? Thin vs useful Useful reports let someone who was not there understand the pathway. They say: No one got hurt, so why report it? Close-call pushback A coworker wants to skip the report after a near miss. Treat injury as the only signal worth learning from. Your line That is exactly why it is useful: we can fix the pathway before injury makes the lesson expensive. It frames reporting as prevention rather than punishment. What wording keeps blame out of the report?…
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