Incident Data

  • Record information about all incidents, whether minor or serious, for journeys driven on behalf of your company.
  • Put a similar reporting procedure in place for reporting significant "near misses" with emphasis in training on how to recognise, analyse and learn from such events.
  • The reason for the "near miss reports" is to learn from situations where an accident almost happened so that real injuries can be prevented. A near miss is an unexpected, unplanned event, which does not result in injury or damage to property or equipment, but had the potential to cause significant harm or damage. Near misses point to problems and possibly to trends which, if not corrected, can result in serious accidents in the future.
  • Encourage your employees to report all near misses and incidents which occur whilst driving for work without fear that punitive action will be taken against them.