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Sutty31		#1 Posted : 08 July 2013 12:14:04(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		I heard a rumour that the HSE are going to refrain from using the term Near Miss from now on and have devised something more suitable.... i cant find any information though so has anyone heard anything more?
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Graham		#2 Posted : 08 July 2013 14:10:24(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		I don't know what the HSE has in mind, but I'm considering 'Close Call' instead of near-miss. Anyone have any other ideas? Graham
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aland76		#3 Posted : 08 July 2013 14:15:04(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		'Deferred accident' works for me
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Melrose80086		#4 Posted : 08 July 2013 14:25:02(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		As Sit Alex Ferguson would say " Squeaky Bum Time!" Would make Board Meetings a lot more fun - "aye, we had 3 Squeaky Bum Time incidents for 2013/14. One was almost a brown trouser event" ;)
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RayRapp		#5 Posted : 08 July 2013 14:25:19(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		It's only semantics, if it aint broken...
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aland76		#6 Posted : 08 July 2013 14:38:38(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Melrose80086 wrote: As Sit Alex Ferguson would say " Squeaky Bum Time!" Would make Board Meetings a lot more fun - "aye, we had 3 Squeaky Bum Time incidents for 2013/14. One was almost a brown trouser event" ;) We have a winner! :)
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NickRoarty		#7 Posted : 08 July 2013 15:15:52(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Close Call is already used by Network Rail and the rail industry. Near Miss was thought up by an idiot! If you 'nearly miss' something, you've hit it! Apologies if that idiot is on this forum
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John J		#8 Posted : 09 July 2013 09:35:48(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Thats because its not 'Nearly' its 'Near' as in distance. Nobody calls them 'nearly misses'.
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Invictus		#9 Posted : 09 July 2013 09:37:28(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		'OOps a daisy'
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chris42		#10 Posted : 09 July 2013 09:47:22(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Invictus wrote: 'OOps a daisy' Is this in relation to previous posts or a suggestion for a new title for "Near Miss" We could then have "ouchies" for accidents Also good in a management report: we had 7 "oops a daisy's" and 3 "ouchies"
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Invictus		#11 Posted : 09 July 2013 10:03:35(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Invictus wrote: 'OOps a daisy' Just a new suggested name for them. I was also thinking of a 'lets do nothing until it's an accident'. Or a 'haha, you just nearly hurt yourself'
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firesafety101		#12 Posted : 09 July 2013 10:11:20(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Seeing as it really doesn't mean anything how about "near mister" just for the guys :-))
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Invictus		#13 Posted : 09 July 2013 10:15:38(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Firesafety101 wrote: Seeing as it really doesn't mean anything how about "near mister" just for the guys :-)) A bit sexist are you suggesting that only men get hurt or are you suggesting only men do real jobs were you could get hurt?
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firesafety101		#14 Posted : 09 July 2013 10:23:11(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Isn't it already sexist? Perhaps it should be "near person" :-)
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RayRapp		#15 Posted : 09 July 2013 10:48:58(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Further to my previous posting the HSE obviously have too much time on their hands. To muddy the water still further, Network Rail only use the term 'near miss' for incident on the track, otherwise they are 'close calls'.
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John J		#16 Posted : 09 July 2013 14:02:49(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Being as there is nothing on the HSE website, or when carrying out a simple internet search, I think it's a bit harsh saying they have too much time on their hands
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Gavin Gibson		#17 Posted : 09 July 2013 16:03:52(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		On the basis of this topic we would have to rename "missiles" as "hitiles". Let's keep it simple, incidents and observations: - an incident may result in injury or damage, or it may not, but the event happened. - an observation is identifying something with the potential to occur, but the event has not yet been realised.
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Mark1969		#18 Posted : 09 July 2013 16:42:48(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		My fave is "Learning Event". John could have chopped his arm off, but luckily he didnt, we have a Learning Event to review.
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damelcfc		#19 Posted : 09 July 2013 18:00:33(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Near-Miss , the unplanned incident occured but resulted in no injury. Accident, the unplanned incident occured but resulted in injury. Simples.
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firesafety101		#20 Posted : 09 July 2013 20:13:39(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Even more simple: Hit - accident miss - not an accident.
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StuartGilkinson		#21 Posted : 10 July 2013 06:38:42(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Even more simple, just change from near miss to near hit, I've used that term for a few years now and it's understood and used in my organisation.
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Invictus		#22 Posted : 10 July 2013 08:39:28(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		StuartGilkinson wrote: Even more simple, just change from near miss to near hit, I've used that term for a few years now and it's understood and used in my organisation. That's just the opposite of the near miss and makes as much sense,
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David Bannister		#23 Posted : 10 July 2013 08:55:00(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		20 opinions on a rumour.
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Blonde Bandit		#24 Posted : 10 July 2013 10:11:06(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Skidmark Moment. This video usually helps clarify what I mean...
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Invictus		#25 Posted : 10 July 2013 10:41:50(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		David Bannister wrote: 20 opinions on a rumour. I was only responding to #2 who asked if anyone had any ideas of what they could be changed to.
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