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Jan 29, 2020 · Organisations in high-risk sectors have long found some of their greatest learning and performance improvements emerge from focusing on High Potential Incidents (‘HiPos’): serious near-miss events that could have resulted in a fatality or life-changing injuries.
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- Lifting equipment. 1 The collapse, overturning or failure of any load-bearing part of any lifting equipment, other than an accessory for lifting. The definition covers the collapse or overturning of any lifting equipment, or the failure of any load-bearing part, whether it is used for lifting goods, materials or people.
- Pressure systems. 2 The failure of any closed vessel, its protective devices or of any associated pipework (other than a pipeline) forming part of a pressure system as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, where that failure could cause the death of any person.
- Overhead electric lines. 3 Any plant or equipment unintentionally coming into: contact with an uninsulated overhead electric line in which the voltage exceeds 200 volts; or.
- Electrical incidents causing explosion or fire. 4 Any explosion or fire caused by an electrical short circuit or overload (including those resulting from accidental damage to the electrical plant) which either
Jan 8, 2020 · Organisations that focus on the potential within an incident rather than the actual outcome can get a fresh perspective on managing safety. For those operating in high-risk sectors, prioritising high potential events or incidents can significantly improve performance.
Why Focus on High Potential Incidents? • Incidents have actual consequences and potential consequences • “High Potential” incidents are situations that could have been much worse than the actual outcome o Example: vehicle drives through our work zone damaging a piece of equipment
general, a ‘high potential incident’ includes that which could have caused a serious adverse effect on safety and health if in usual circumstances a person could have been in the vicinity at the time.
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What is a High Potential Incident An event that, under different circumstances, might easily have resulted in catastrophic loss, serious injury or fatality.
High Potential Events are defined to be any incident or near miss that could, in other circumstances, have realistically resulted in one or more fatalities.
