[01] Yueting Hu, The HSE Department of China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing, China. [02] Shaolin Qiu, The Department of Mechanical Engineering of China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China.

This paper points out the importance of the near miss management in prevention of accidents; its advantages, elements and implementation as a tool for HSE management through analyzing the situation of HSE risk management of the grass-roots organizations; the viewpoint that making full use of the near misses to reduce accident rate is a shortcut for the time being and the near miss management practice provided to support the point of view.

Near Miss, Grass-Roots Organizations, HSE Risk Management

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