Hazard and Near-Miss Reporting – Safety Through Numbers?
- Autores: Yogendra Bhattacharya
- Localización: Journal of maritime research: JMR, ISSN 1697-4840, Vol. 16, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 33-42
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Contemporary safety literature recognizes that reporting hazards and near-misses is important in thedevelopment of safety in risk prone industries. The shipping industry is one such, but the success ofsafety reporting programs has been limited. Near-miss reporting is essential to the concept of “contin-uous improvement” as envisaged by the International Safety Management Code. However, shipping -like other industries - suffers from considerable under-reporting. Near-miss reporting programs can beboth mandatory or voluntary. To encourage reporting, many companies require a mandatory number ofreports from seafarers. Managers find positive correlations between near-miss reporting and shipboardsafety - more the near-miss reports, safer the vessel. However, there is also a debate whether mandatorysystems provide better insights, as these may be made just to meet quotas.This study aims to understand if greater numbers of mandatory reports do in fact indicate effective safetyperformance. Data from a shipping company was analysed to determine if there are any significantcorrelations between hazards, near-misses and incidents. The study finds that although ‘quota’ reportingdoes increase reporting, this does not translate into a subsequent reduction of near-misses and incidents
