Standards. in. safety. are. referred. to. as. measurable management performances..
Standards.are.set.for.the.level.of.work.to.be.done.to.maintain.a.safe.and.healthy.
environment. free. from. actual. and. potential. accidental. loss.. Standards. are. estab- lished.in.writing.for.all.the.safety.and.health.management.system.elements..Without.
standards,. the. management. program. has. no. direction. nor. are. safety. expectations.
established..(If.you.don’t.know.where.you’re.going,.any.road.will.take.you.there.)
Standards for the NEMIRR System
Standards.will.entail.what.the.system.will.comprise.of,.who.will.be.involved,.what.
infrastructure.will.be.needed,.what.the.reporting.expectations.are,.etc..Setting.stan- dards.of.measurement.establishes.what.must.be.done.concerning.all.aspects.of.the.
near.miss.incident.system.
An.example.of.a.standard.for.a.NEMIRR.system.is:
. 1..Objective
. . To.define.the.methodology.for.reporting.and.investigating.noninjury.(loss.
producing). accidents. and. near. misses. so. that. the. immediate,. and. basic.
(root).causes.of.the.events.are.identified.and.recommendations.to.prevent.a.
recurrence.are.proposed.and.implemented.
. 2..References
. . Applicable.legal.references.and.Company.Safety.Element.4.2.Near.Miss/
Accident.Investigation.
. 3..Definitions
Accident: An.undesired.event.that.causes.harm.(injury.or.ill.health).to.peo- ple,.damage.to.property,.or.loss.to.the.process.(production.and/or.business.
interruption)..This.includes.fires,.as.there.is.a.loss.
Near Miss:. An. undesired. event,. which,. under. slightly. different. circum- stances,.could.have.caused.harm.(injury.or.ill.health).to.people,.damage.to.
property,.or.loss.to.the.process.(potential.production.or.business.interrup- tion)..There.is.no.loss.
Serious Accident: Fire,.landslide,.or.explosion.resulting.in.losses.to.pro- duction.or.to.production.equipment.(as.defined.by.local.legislation).
Responsible Person (RP): This.is.the Manager/Superintendent/Supervisor of.the.area.in.which.the.event.occurred,.or.the.most.senior.person.on.the.site.
where.the.event.occurred.
Investigation Form. (NMAIF):. The. Company. Near. Miss/Accident.
Investigation.Form.is.the.form.to.be.used.for.the.investigation.of.all.high.
potential.near.misses,.property.damage,.and.injury.producing.accidents.
SHE:.Safety,.Health,.and.Environment.
. 4..Standard
•. All.accidents.that.result.in.injury.or.damage,.and.all.near.misses,.shall.
be.reported.promptly.so.that.an.investigation.can.be.launched.to.deter- mine.the.root.causes,.so.that.corrective.action.can.be.taken.to.prevent.
recurrence.
•. The. Near. Miss. Accident. Initial. Report. Form. is. to. be. posted. on. the.
e-mail.system.before.the.end.of.the.shift.by.the.responsible.person.(RP).
in.the.department.that.experienced.the.event.
•. A. risk. assessment. of. the. event. must. be. indicated. on. the. risk. matrix.
included.in.the.form.
•. The. company. Near. Miss/Accident. Investigation. Form. (NMAIF). is.
to. be. used. for. the. investigation. of. all. high. potential. (use. risk. matrix.
on.initial.report).near.misses,.property.damage,.and.injury.producing.
accidents.
•. For. all. accidents. involving. cars/pickups/trucks. on. company. prop- erty,.in.addition.to.the.abovementioned.forms,.a.separate.form,.the.
Company.Vehicle.Accident/Damage.Report.Form.must.be.completed.
by.Company.Security.because.without.this.form.outside.repairs.can- not.be.done.
•. Accidents. that. have. high. potential. for. loss. should. be. thoroughly.
investigated.
•. Results. of. investigations. shall. be. shared. with. others. via. five-minute.
talks,.SHE.committee.meetings,.and.similar.avenues,.as.appropriate.
. 5..Procedure. and. Responsibilities. (property. damage/environmental/vehicle.
accidents/near.miss.incident).
. . Any.employee.involved.in,.or.who.witnesses,.a.damage.accident,.near.miss.
incident,.however.trivial,.shall:
•. Notify.his.supervisor.immediately.
•. Arrange. to. make. the. scene. of. the. accident. safe. and. ensure. that. site.
evidence.is.not.destroyed.unless.unavoidable.to.prevent.further.injury.
or.damage.
•. Cooperate.with.the.investigation.
. . The.responsible.person.(RP).upon.being.notified.of.the.property.damage.or.
near.miss.shall.(where.applicable):
•. Visit.the.scene.of.the.event.
•. Arrange. to. make. the. scene. of. the. accident. safe. and. ensure. that. site.
evidence.is.not.destroyed.unless.unavoidable.to.prevent.further.damage.
or.injury.
•. Obtain.written.statements.from.the.witnesses.as.soon.after.the.event.as.
possible,.but.preferably.during.the.same.shift.
•. Publish. the. Near. Miss/Accident. Initial. Report. before. the. end. of. the.
shift.
•. Commence.the.accident/near.miss.investigation.process.and.head.the.
investigation.meeting.
•. Complete.page.1.of.the.near.miss/accident.investigation.form.within.24.
hours.and.submit.to.the.SHE.Department.
•. Finalize.the.investigation.as.soon.as.possible.and.implement.the.reme- dial.measures.immediately.
•. Circulate.the.investigation.findings.to.all.sections.within.the.department.
and.the.rest.of.the.plant.for.their.information.
•. Ensure. that. both. the. immediate. and. root. causes. of. the. event. are.
identified.
•. Follow.up.to.ensure.that.the.remedial.measures.have.been.implemented.
as.soon.as.is.practicable.after.the.event.
•. Ensure.that.the.investigation.form.is.completed.correctly.and.submitted.
to.the.next.level.of.authority.(one-up.manager).for.signature.
•. Investigate.any.serious.accident.as.defined.by.law..….(Insert.local.legal.
requirements.)
. 6..Investigation.and.Reporting.requirements
•. Near.misses.and.damage.accidents.involving.company.activities
•. High.potential.near.miss.incidents.and.accidents.causing.damage.shall.
be.reported.and.thoroughly.investigated.using.the.NMAI.Form.
•. The.responsible.person.(RP).will.nominate.an.Investigator.for.the.par- ticular.event.(Nominated.Accident.Investigator.[NAI]).and.commence.
the. investigation. with. him.. The. NAI. should. not. always. be. the. SHE.
superintendent.
•. The.RP.also.will.initiate.and.circulate.the.Near.Miss/Accident.Initial.
Report.within.the.same.shift,.even.if.digital.pictures.are.not.available.
in.time.
•. The.front.page.of.the.NMAI.form.is.to.be.completed.and.a.copy.sent.to.
the.SHE.Department.within.24.hours.by.the.RP.
•. The.safety.superintendent.(SAS).(SHE.Dept.).will.record.the.event.in.
the.register.and.allocate.a.tracking.number.for.follow-up.purposes.
•. During. normal. working. hours,. the. investigation. shall. be. started. as.
soon.as.possible.after.the.occurrence,.and.completed.within.72.hours..
If.more.time.is.required,.notify.the.central.register.holder.(SAS).
•. Outside.of.normal.working.hours.the.investigation.shall.be.initiated.by.
the.RP.in.whose.area.of.responsibility.the.event.occurred.and.a.NAI.
shall.be.nominated.
•. The.NAI.shall.record.findings.on.the.Near.Miss/Accident.Investigation.
Report.Form.and.both.the.immediate.and.basic.causes.of.the.event.must.
be.determined..The.estimated.costs.of.the.losses.should.be.entered.on.
the.form.
•. The.investigation.shall.include.recommendations.for.actions.to.prevent.
recurrence.listing:
−. WHAT.should.be.done.to.prevent.a.recurrence.
−. WHO.is.responsible.for.doing.the.work/taking.action.
−. WHEN.the.actions.are.to.be.completed.
•. Only.once.these.actions.have.been.implemented,.should.the.NAI.and.RP.
and.the.SHE.superintendent.sign.the.form.
•. The.signed.form.must.now.be.circulated.to.the.next.level.of.supervision.
for.comments.and.signature.
•. Managers. are. accountable. for. ensuring. that. the. immediate. and. root.
causes.of.the.near.miss/accident.have.been.identified.and.that.they.have.
been.eliminated.or.mitigated.and.should.only.sign.the.form.once.this.
has.been.done.
•. Once.signed.by.the.manager,.all.high.potential.near.misses,.damage/
interruption.investigations.are.to.be.circulated.to.the.appropriate.gen- eral.manager.for.comments.and.signature.
•. Once.signed.by.the.general.manager,.the.form.is.returned.to.the.SHE.
Department.for.filing.and.sign-off.in.the.register.
•. The.completed.investigation.report.shall.be.issued.within.72.hours.of.
the.event.
•. Advice.and.assistance.in.investigation.of.high.potential.near.misses.and.
property.damage.cases.can.be.obtained.from.the.Departmental.SHE.
superintendent.or.SHE.Department.
Near Misses/Accidents Involving Contractors
•. The.Company.person.responsible.for.contractors.(to.whom.the.contractors.
report).in.each.area.(i.e.,.directly.supervised.or.those.on.a.fixed.contract).
shall.ensure.that.appropriate.reporting.and.investigation.of.near.misses.and.
damage/interruption.accidents.is.carried.out.according.to.this.standard.as.
if.the.contractor.was.a.company.employee.