A Close Call is best described as which of the following?

A Close Call is best described as which of the following?

• A. A hazard where injury occurred.
• B. A near miss that resulted in property damage.
• C. A hazard, condition, or behavior where no injury, illness, environmental impact or property damage occurred, but that had the potential to cause injury, illness, environmental impact, MVC or property damage.
• D. An incident causing environmental cleanup.

Answer: (C)

A close call is a near miss—a situation where there was a hazard, condition, or behavior that could have caused injury, illness, environmental impact, or property or vehicle damage, but no harm actually occurred. The essence is the potential for harm without any resulting injury or damage, which is why the description that specifies no injury, illness, environmental impact, or property damage occurred, yet there was potential for those outcomes, is the best fit. Other options describe events where harm or damage did occur, which isn’t what a close call represents. In safety practice, recognizing these near-miss situations helps prevent actual incidents by addressing the underlying risk before harm happens.

A close call is a near miss—a situation where there was a hazard, condition, or behavior that could have caused injury, illness, environmental impact, or property or vehicle damage, but no harm actually occurred. The essence is the potential for harm without any resulting injury or damage, which is why the description that specifies no injury, illness, environmental impact, or property damage occurred, yet there was potential for those outcomes, is the best fit.

Other options describe events where harm or damage did occur, which isn’t what a close call represents. In safety practice, recognizing these near-miss situations helps prevent actual incidents by addressing the underlying risk before harm happens.