Near Miss Reporting Rate
Number of near-miss safety incidents reported per 100 employees, measuring safety culture and hazard visibility
What is Near Miss Reporting Rate?
Near miss reporting rate is the number of near misses reported per 100 employees. A near miss is an event that could have caused harm but did not.
Counter-intuitively, a higher rate is usually good news, because it shows that people feel safe to report hazards before someone gets hurt.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Human Resources
- Sub-function
- Wellbeing
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Type
- Leading
- Impact
- Risk
- Unit
- rate/100 emp
- Measurement frequency
- Monthly
- Formula
- (Near miss reports / Average headcount) × 100
How to calculate it
Divide the number of near miss reports by average headcount, and multiply by 100.
For example, if employees reported 240 near misses and average headcount was 400, the rate is 60 per 100 employees.
Look at the type and potential severity of the reports, and check that each one is followed up.
Where it is used
Preventing accidents
Fix hazards early.
Measuring safety culture
See if people speak up.
Finding common hazards
Spot patterns.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- A rising rate can mean a healthier reporting culture.
- Follow up on every report.
- Track quality of investigations.
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