A near miss is an unplanned event where something goes wrong, but no one gets hurt and nothing gets damaged. It’s a close call that shows a danger is present, and if it happens again, it could lead to injury, illness, or major damage.
Near Miss = “Warning Signal” before a real accident
Every workplace accident offers valuable lessons for owners and safety managers. Even when every precaution is taken and all safety standards and policies are followed, an incident can still occur—and it’s then up to those responsible for a safe work environment to investigate its cause and close any gaps to prevent a recurrence.
Accident investigation goes beyond surface-level observation—it uncovers root causes, drives corrective actions, and promotes continuous improvement in workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
In this blog, I’ll share how a structured, expert-led accident investigation process can turn each incident into a catalyst for lasting workplace safety improvements, legal compliance, and peace of mind.
One of the most important aspects of an organisation in maintaining a good health and safety management system is having a good safety culture within the organisation.
Negative indicators of health and safety in an organization are warning signs that will highlight the weaknesses as well as failures within the existing safety management system.
Some of those examples that we can see in an organisation which will point to a negative safety culture are high rate of workplace accidents, incidents and near misses, increased absenteeism, staff turnover and low morale are some of those.
Now let’s discuss in detail some of these negative safety culture points below.
