FAME Guide to Near-miss Reporting – Advice for Archaeological Practitioners

The FAME Health and Safety Working Group has created its first Health and Safety Guide, to provide detailed practical advice to our members and for the archaeological sector, this one is on Near-miss reporting. The key take-aways of the guide are:

• Encouraging near misses to be reported and learning from them is positive for the workplace culture of an archaeological business.
• Carefully categorising what is reported helps ourselves and others understand the health and safety standards in our business.
• High potential (HiPo) near misses should be investigated as thoroughly as a serious injury accident.

You can download the guide below. They rarely change but occasional updates do occur and it is best to check this page for the most recent version.