It is a mission of the College of Engineering to operate in the safest possible way, and to share best practices with each other in order to do our best to alleviate potentially hazardous activities.

A “lessons learned” (also known as a “near-miss” in the corporate setting) is an event that may have resulted in personal injury, equipment damage, or reduction in system integrity— but did not occur. The lessons learned form is designed to help Schools and the College of Engineering prevent accidents by alerting safety committee members to potential issues.

If you are part of a lessons learned, or witness a lessons learned taking place, please take a few minutes to complete the lessons learned form and submit it electronically to your department’s safety chair. Reporting lessons learned incidents will not result in punitive actions or repercussions, but will help the department identify potential safety issues—and help avoid future accidents.