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Near miss

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

nounCore term

In oil, gas & mining, near miss means: An unplanned event that could have caused injury or damage but did not, for example a dropped tool that lands next to a worker.

In Turkish: ramak kala, ramak kala olay

How it is used

Companies encourage everyone to report near misses because they reveal hazards before someone gets hurt. You report, investigate and learn from a near miss. Safety statistics often show near misses alongside lost-time injuries (LTIs).

Example sentences

  1. Please report every near miss, even if nobody was hurt.

  2. A near miss on the drill floor led to new rules on dropped objects.

Common collocations

  • report a near miss
  • near-miss report
  • near-miss investigation
  • near-miss reporting
  • HSEShort for health, safety and environment: the rules, people and systems a company uses to protect workers, the public and nature from harm.
  • PPEShort for personal protective equipment: the hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, high-visibility clothing and other gear workers wear to protect themselves on site.
  • permit to workA written approval that must be issued before high-risk work such as hot work, work at height or work on live equipment, listing the hazards and the agreed controls.
  • muster pointA marked safe place where everyone must gather during an alarm or emergency so that supervisors can count people and see if anyone is missing.

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