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F R E I G H T T R A N S P O R T L T D ( F T L ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2
on another day may have caused an injury. The reporting and investigation of near
misses is therefore a valuable tool in identifying actions to reduce the likelihood of
future accidents.

For this reason we continue to raise staff awareness of near misses with the specific
aim of getting a greater percentage of them reported.

FTL Ltd operate a reporting and investigation procedure for all accidents and near
misses. The level of investigation varies depending on the seriousness (or potential
seriousness) of each event. However, our principal objective is to identify the
underlying or root cause and take corrective action. This may include providing
improved training, correcting the cause of equipment failures or improving our
systems of management.

Examples of near misses are as follows but not exhaustive:

➢ An unplanned event which does not cause injury or damage, but could do so
➢ Incidents of pedestrians in close contact with vehicles
➢ Vehicle to vehicle near misses
➢ Unauthorised working at height
➢ Slips or trips that do not result in injury
➢ Witnessing of dangerous activities that do not cause injury
➢ Short circuits on electrical equipment
➢ On and off-site incidents
➢ Unbalanced plant with wheels off of the ground or one-sided loads

The near miss report QR code should be used whenever an employee sees an
opportunity to improve upon a process or sees a potential for danger for our visitors,
the public in connection with our working or employees.

Report a Near Miss and Scan the QR Code

A Near Miss can also be reported directly to a Director, Transport Manager and the
FTL Ltd H&S Advisor
.
Please ask your Transport Manager for more details.

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