What is a 'near-miss' in the context of height work safety reporting?

A. An event that only needs reporting if it happens more than once

B. An event that had the potential to cause harm, damage, or loss, but did not actually result in injury or damage on that occasion

C. Only an event where someone was actually injured

D. Only events witnessed by the Master personally

A. Treat this as a combined-hazard situation: the falling sparks/hot material hazard from welding directly threatens the worker below, so the tasks should be sequenced (not run simultaneously) or the lower position relocated outside the hot work exclusion zone

B. Allow both to proceed if the worker below wears a welding-rated face shield

C. Allow both to proceed but ask the welder to angle sparks away from the stage

D. Allow both to proceed simultaneously since they are in different physical positions

A. That the crew member should be disciplined for touching the lever, with no further action needed

B. That the isolation/securing requirement was unnecessary in this case since no harm occurred

C. That the control measure worked exactly as intended — the isolation and secured release mechanism prevented what could have been a serious incident, and this should still be reported as a near-miss for learning purposes

D. That no follow-up is required since the outcome was safe