Chapter 12. Hazards of Common Materials
I deplore the phrase ‘Near Miss’, because it has such happy-go-lucky connotations. A near miss is an accident that, solely by chance, did not happen, Near Hit is better… For every 400 near-hits, there is a fatal or serious injury. Railways must find a way of capturing this information, and turning it into part of the learning process. If you cover up a near hit (which is so easy) the elephant trap stays in place waiting for next time.—Neil Howard [30]
This chapter is not concerned with the hazards of obviously dangerous materials, such as highly flammable liquids and gases, or toxic materials. Rather, the focus is on accidents involving those common but dangerous substances: air, water, nitrogen, and ...
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