Recording ‘near miss’ incidents at a workplace, which is the same as accidents that could have happened but were avoided, is an efficient tool to improve safety in the workplace. In June 2011 Carlsberg Ukraine implemented a 'near miss' registration system at our brewery in Lviv.
This system allows tracking of key trends in the different manufacturing processes as well as in employee behaviour that could lead to injuries or property damage, if not dealt with. The system provides employees with a special registration form. Once filled out and registered, an investigation is conducted by the machine-shop manager and the health and safety engineer. Based on this investigation the threat severity level of the near miss is determined, as well as who will be responsible for taking action to make the necessary changes to eliminate the threat.
With the registration system every employee is provided with a tool to participate in creating the safest working conditions possible. This will undoubtedly benefit all employees as well as the business.
The pilot stage of the project ran until October 2011.
The Carlsberg Group highly recommends this project, as an example of our efforts to make sure that every employee can make it home safe at the end of their working day.