Learning From Near Misses

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Nick Woodier is a Healthcare Safety Investigator, a Chartered Specialist in Human Factors and Ergonomics, and an ex-medical doctor. He works as a Senior Investigator in Patient Safety in the UK and is an Honorary Assistant Professor (Patient Safety) at the University of Nottingham. He holds a PhD in Safety Science and an MSc in Applied Ergonomics. His PhD focused on learning from near misses across different safety-critical industries. Nick's further research interests include safety management, system design and investigation methodologies.

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Learning From Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred. This book explores how near misses contribute to safety management across high-risk sectors, to help organisations, industries and sectors utilise learning from near misses in line with contemporary safety theory.

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Learning From Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred. This book explores how near misses contribute to safety management across high-risk sectors, to help organisations, industries and sectors utilise learning from near misses in line with contemporary safety theory.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Foreword

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Disclaimer

Part One Introduction and Background

Chapter 1: Near Misses What and Why? (Woodier)

Chapter 2: Near Misses and the Evolution of Safety Science (Thoroman)

Part Two Cross-Sector Reflections and Case Studies

Chapter 3: Aviation Near Misses and Safety Management Operational and Academic Perspectives (Davis & Woodier)

Chapter 4: Children, Parents and the Near Miss An Opportunity to Learn in the Agricultural Sector (Cosby, Menchon, Sinai & Manning)

Chapter 5: Process Safety Using Human Factors Safety Critical Task Analysis to Learn from Near Misses (Furniss & Embrey)

Chapter 6: Viewing a Near Miss as a Quality Upgrade Opportunity in the Construction Industry (Whiteoak, Appleby & Sullivan)

Chapter 7: Learning from What Goes Right in Healthcare Reframing Approaches to Safety Investigation (Higham & Lounsbury)

Chapter 8: Enhancing Safety in Mining Understanding and Utilizing Near-Miss Reports (Haas, Demich & McGuire)

Chapter 9: Nuclear Professionals and Near Misses The UK Civil Nuclear Perspective (Burrage & Barton)

Chapter 10: Near Misses in the Rail Industry Why Does Reporting Matter? (Chamberlain-Clark)

Part Three Supporting Conditions and Final Reflections

Chapter 11: Overcoming the Near-Miss Bias in High-Risk Industries (Tinsley & Dillon)

Chapter 12: Safety Culture Reflections and Alignment with Near Misses (Woodier & Chamberlain-Clark)

Chapter 13: Designing a Near-Miss Management System An Example from Occupational Safety (Gnoni & Tornese)

Chapter 14: Conclusions and Final Reflections to Support Learning from Near Misses (Woodier)

Index