Using Near Misses and Incidents to Reduce Risk

<p>Near misses and incidents occur in every lab. The question is not whether they will happen; but how often they occur; how serious the consequences could have been; and what the lab can learn from them. So; how can lab leaders use these events as opportunities to improve safety and reduce future risk?<br />
There are many positive techniques (and several negative ones to avoid). Too often; the focus stays on what happened and why? Yet there are many human factors; antecedents/precursors; and leading indicators that can tell us how the event occurred.<br />
Attendees will examine how treating near misses and incidents as valuable sources of information can uncover contributing factors and strengthen safety without defaulting to blame or punishment.<br />
Attendees will engage in active learning and will leave with practical strategies to help their labs become true learning organizations.</p>
<p>Who should attend this workshop? Lab managers; safety managers; supervisors; and other lab leaders accountable for implementing a strong safety culture in the lab.<br />
Objectives:<br />
Compare and contrast the what and why from the how of event occurrences. Note: This workshop requires an additional ticket. Space is limited.<br />
Explain how human factors play an important role in behaviors.<br />
Describe the benefits of antecedents; precursors; and leading indicators to explain events.<br />
Illustrate a true learning organization compared with one that doesn’t.</p>