Near-miss culture and stop-work
Report near misses so they become lessons instead of injuries, use stop-work authority where your site provides it, and respond to reports in a way that keeps people speaking up.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 40 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 6 videos · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Recognize near misses, unsafe conditions and unsafe acts, and report them with useful facts
- Explain why near-miss reporting depends on a fair, no-blame response
- Use stop-work authority as your site's policy allows: stop, make safe, tell, and restart only when resolved
- Respond to a report or a stop-work call as a lead in a way that encourages the next one
Course outline
- 1.Safety conversations and speaking upVideo · 2 min
- 2.When things go wrong: reporting and emergenciesVideo · 1 min
- 3.Spotting hazards and using PPEVideo · 2 min
- 4.Machine safety and lockout awarenessVideo · 2 min
- 5.Warehouse safety: lifting and trafficVideo · 2 min
- 6.Near misses and stop-workVideo · 2 min
- 7.Why near misses matterLesson · 14 min
- 8.Reporting and responding wellLesson · 14 min
- 9.Following up near misses: actions, trends and feedbackLesson · 15 min
- 10.Near-miss culture and stop-work: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 20 questions
- 11.Near-miss culture and stop-work: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 12.Stop-work under pressureScenario
- 13.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General workplace safety practice on near-miss reporting and stop-work authority
- Your site's incident and near-miss reporting procedure and stop-work policy
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