BHP Billiton Near Miss and Significant Incident Reporting A key platform of our improvement strategy is to promote, encourage and recognise high levels of significant and near miss incident reporting as a positive and healthy indicator of: � shortcomings in the application of our systems and procedures � high safety awareness of potential hazards and risks in the workplace � invaluable 'free lessons' to assist in the prevention of fatalities � openness, trust and transparency of reporting � increased safety maturity.