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What is near-miss data and why care?

What is near-miss data and why care? - Bluebeam Tutorial

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What is near-miss data and why care?

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- [Jim] Hi, Jim Rogers here. Welcome back to my weekly series on construction management issues. In the last episode, I started discussing my thoughts on how and why the construction industry needs to change. Or, maybe a better description there is that I think it needs to evolve. I've also been talking about the role that I think technology needs to play in this evolution. In this episode, I'll expand on the concept that I previously introduced regarding tracking near-misses. I've also used this term in some of my other courses, so I think it's a great opportunity to explain exactly what I mean by a near-miss, why I think that data's important, and how to capture it without getting bogged down. More importantly, I'll explain how this information cuts across safety, quality, and productivity issues, making this data important and useful to everyone in the construction industry regardless of your role. Whether you're a field superintendent for a trade contractor, a project engineer in…

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