Near miss examples are the free lessons a site gets, and five from small sites show what each teaches. The tool dropped from the platform that landed a metre from the labourer. The van reversed into the empty exclusion zone. The trench side that slumped after the crew stepped out for lunch. The cable found live after the isolation was assumed. The fire door wedged open on the escape route. Each recorded on the incident report, analysed against the RAMS, and followed by a change. The incident report template on this site prints the record, free and without an account.
The dropped tool and the reversing van
The tool: the bucket on the platform was not in use; the change was a tool lanyard rule at the step and a wider exclusion zone. The van: the banksman was on the phone; the change was the banksman's step written as full-time while plant moves, and the talk that said so.
The trench and the isolation
The trench: the support had not been extended as the dig went deeper; the change was a depth check at the step before entry. The isolation: assumed from the board label; the change was prove dead at the step, every time, with the tester recorded.
The fire door
Wedged for the deliveries; the change was the delivery route and a line in the induction. Not a construction hazard, but the one the client's fire risk assessment would have found. The change made to the RAMS was a row for the door and a check on the daily log.
What they share
Each was recorded because someone thought it worth a minute, analysed with the five questions, and changed something. The HSE's RIDDOR page, cited below, says work-related accidents must be reported where they result in a worker being away from work or unable to do their normal duties for more than 7 consecutive days, not counting the day of the accident but including weekends and rest days, with the report made within 15 days, and recorded where the absence is more than 3 consecutive days. Some near misses are reportable dangerous occurrences regardless. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the record; the template prints it. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: SafetyCulture lists its Premium plan at $29 per seat per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with a free plan for small teams; Contractor Foreman lists its Basic plan at $49 per month for one user. DailyLogDesk Pro is $29 per month for the whole site team.
Questions people ask about near miss examples
Should minor near misses be recorded?
Every one someone saw; the pattern appears over a month, not in one event.
How should near misses be discussed?
At the toolbox talk, without blame, as the lesson they are.
Is the template free?
Yes, without an account.