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There is a near miss on your site: a pallet falls from a forklift but misses everyone.

Why should it be investigated?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Only to find someone to blame
  2. B. Only if the pallet was damaged
  3. C. To stop it happening again
  4. D. It shouldn't, as nobody was hurt
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. The aim is to find causes, not blame.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The risk to people is what matters.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says finding the underlying causes is the key to preventing similar accidents.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. A near miss shows something went wrong. Next time someone could be hurt.

Explanation

Investigate near misses to find the causes and stop them happening again.

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