Commercial Fishing Safety Foundation 12 min

Incident Reporting, Learning, and Continuous Improvement

Turning incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions into improvement.

Explain the difference between incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and unsafe acts. Teach the importance of early reporting, recording facts clearly, looking beyond immediate mistakes, sharing learning appropriately, and following actions through to completion. Highlight that near misses are often the cheapest chance to prevent a future fatality.