Incident

Occurrence arising out of, or in the course of, work that could or does result in injury and ill health (3.18) Note 1 to entry: An incident where injury and ill health occurs is sometimes referred to as an “accident”. Note 2 to entry: An incident where no injury and ill health occurs, but has the potential to do so, may be referred to as a “near-miss”, “near-hit” or “close call”. Note 3 to entry: Although there can be one or more nonconformities (3.34) related to an incident, an incident can also occur where there is no nonconformity.