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Near Misses and Barriers to Error Propagation
Near Misses
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What do we know about Near Misses?
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Full reporting will generate many more
reports of potential incidents (near misses)
than actual incidents.
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It is generally recognized that the more
incidents reported the better.
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If the ratio of potential (near miss) to
actual incidents is increasing and the overall
severity is decreasing your safety program is
effective.