Dear all, I am looking for a simple but effective system for reporting near misses. I do not wish to offer incentives e.g. vouchers or gifts etc. I would like to expect each employee to look after each other and ensure their colleagues and themselves go home safely. I appreciate the reluctance of some employees not to report near misses as they may fear repecussions for doing something they should not have been doing. I would like to throw this open to other members for their comments and to offer any positive suggestions or ideas in how they overcome a similar situation. Thanks in advance Regards, Fredg

Hi ya, Its all about the team of guys you have, and I personally find talking to the guys really helps, they may not feel like they can just walk to the office as their foreman might give out, so on my site walk(s), I make it a point of going talking to each gang and having a chat, more often then not they will always mention something, be it something they seen, or something they are not happy with, and I thank them for telling me whatever the issue was and remind them that if they dont tell me nothing can be done to rectify the issue.

We use the same reporting system as the incident reporting system. It’s electronic and anybody in the organisation can use it to contact H&S directly. We get back to the reportee and tell them something, even if it just as John, says,' thanks for the info.'