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4. All
incidents
must be
reported,
including
close
calls or
near
misses,
because:
Nothing can be learned from
unreported incidents
Near misses are often
predictors of future serious
accidents
Potential hazards can be
corrected and employees
can be offered training.

7. Causes of
accidents
or
incidents
Work
factors
include
the
following
Lack of work standards
(e.g. failing to make use
of personal protective
equipment)
Unsafe physical
environment (e.g. poor
lighting).

8. Causes of
accidents or
incidents
Work
factors
include
the
following
Lack of work standards
(e.g. failing to make use
of personal protective
equipment)
Unsafe physical
environment (e.g. poor
lighting).

17. Risks and
responses
• Safety is generally interpreted as implying a
real and significant impact on risk of death,
injury or damage to property. In response to
perceived risks many interventions may be
proposed with engineering responses and
regulation being two of the most common.
• Probably the most common individual
response to perceived safety issues is
insurance, which compensates for or provides
restitution in the case of damage or loss.