Near miss - got to report it but worried about fallout

siteforeman_sean

SubbHubb member

1y ago

The good sites encourage near miss reporting because every near miss is a free lesson. The bad ones suppress it and then have a fatality. You already know which kind of site punishes reporting. That's the real problem here, not your near miss.

wah_specialist_wendy

SubbHubb member

1y ago

If you're genuinely worried about retaliation after reporting, you can report directly to the HSE anonymously. But the board needs to be secured and the scaffold needs an inspection before anyone works near that lift. That's immediate regardless of the politics.

scaffoldsam

Scaffolder

1y ago

Reported it this morning. SM was actually decent about it and got the scaffold inspected by lunch. The previous situation I mentioned was a different SM. This one seems to actually care. Glad I reported it.

smsts_sarah

Site Supervisor

1y ago

Report it. Full stop. An unsecured board from a third lift scaffold could kill someone. You have a legal and moral duty. If the site culture punishes near miss reporting that's actually a serious red flag about that site's safety management and frankly something the HSE would want to know about. Document that you reported it and keep a copy.