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Near‐Miss Incident Management in the Chemical Process Industry
Author(s) -
Phimister James R.,
Oktem Ulku,
Kleindorfer Paul R.,
Kunreuther Howard
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/1539-6924.00326
Subject(s) - process (computing) , process safety management , near miss , process management , identification (biology) , process safety , incident management , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , operations management , business , engineering , occupational safety and health , work in process , forensic engineering , medicine , computer security , botany , biology , operating system , pathology
This article provides a systematic framework for the analysis and improvement of near‐miss programs in the chemical process industries. Near‐miss programs improve corporate environmental, health, and safety (EHS) performance through the identification and management of near misses. Based on more than 100 interviews at 20 chemical and pharmaceutical facilities, a seven‐stage framework has been developed and is presented herein. The framework enables sites to analyze their own near‐miss programs, identify weak management links, and implement systemwide improvements.