Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Inches away from a collision – taken on October 23, 2009 in Pier Head, Liverpool, England, GB
A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage. Although human error is commonly an initiating event, a faulty process or system invariably permits or compounds the harm, and should be the focus of improvement.
Other familiar terms for these events is a "close call" or in the case of moving objects, "near collision". The often misunderstood phrase is so-called to stress that not only had things gone remotely off course towards danger, but they had actually only "barely missed" catastrophe.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Other familiar terms for these events is a "close call" or in the case of moving objects, "near collision". The often misunderstood phrase is so-called to stress that not only had things gone remotely off course towards danger, but they had actually only "barely missed" catastrophe.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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