From: Lee Latimer <lhlatimer**At_Symbol_Here**MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] near-miss reporting form
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:05:26 -0800
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And the bigger issue of how to get lab personnel to report a near miss?  They fear retribution from EH&S and managers, so they handle them themselves making statistics meaningless.

Lee



On 1/12/16, 10:18 AM, "NEAL LANGERMAN" <neal**At_Symbol_Here**chemical-safety.com> wrote:

How about discussing how to define a Near Miss?

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On Jan 12, 2016 09:10, "Debbie M. Decker" <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu> wrote:
Hi:

Seeking to not reinvent the wheel, does anyone have a near-miss reporting form they like? I have one but I’m not happy with it.

Thanks!

Debbie

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow
Immediate Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety
University of California, Davis
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