In relation to incident management , what is considered to be a 'Near Miss'? 1. An action that leads to preventable harm 2. A situation that could have caused harm but was prevented from happening 3. A situation that occurred because someone forgot to carry out a task 4. A serious incident that led to a significant injury.

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In relation to incident management , what is considered to be a 'Near Miss'? 1. An action that leads to preventable harm 2. A situation that could have caused harm but was prevented from happening 3. A situation that occurred because someone forgot to carry out a task 4. A serious incident that led to a significant injury.

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A 'Near Miss' in terms of incident management refers to an unplanned event that did not result in harm, injury, or damage, but had the potential to do so. Just because it doesn’t result in an injury doesn’t mean it is inconsequential; on the contrary, it must be significantly investigated to hinder a similar occurrence that might cause injury. Hence, the correct understanding of the term 'Near Miss' would favor option '2' (A situation that could have caused harm but was prevented from happening) in this context.

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