The SFE - Doc 82 Hadleigh Firefighter

Extracts from Divisional Officer Colin Hodges notebook
10th June 1998

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10.52. I asked Leading Firefighter Peaper to let me have the station near miss folder…..

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..which he did and he also gave me a folder which was the stations H & S folder which included all the “used” duplicate copies of the near miss forms. I confirmed there were no copies relating to this particular near miss left in the folder. It was also apparent from checking the duplicate copies of completed forms that generally “near miss” procedure was being adhered to i.e. the person suffering the near miss was completing part 1, and then the OiC part 2/3. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN in SUB/O W’s case where he completed parts 1,2 & 3 despite S/O Parsons being available on duty. I also copied the near miss/ haz situation form Haz 2 “Guidance Notes” which were clearly available in…

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….the station near miss folder, which would indicate if the near miss procedure was appropriate, and if so, how to use the system.