Jefferson said that the only thing necessary for bad people to prevail is for good people to do nothing. But, of course, the nail that sticks up gets hammered...
"Pockets of Counter Culture" is a term introduced recently by Terry Herrmann. What does it mean to you? Do you belong to one? Which pockets of counter culture...
Many people think that attitudes cause behavior, but I haven't seen any evidence. Have you? Could it be that behaviors cause attitudes? Could it be both ways? ...
Dr Corcoran. I was on a designated "root cause evaluation" team for a year at our site. I have been on RCA teams where the reaction to the results presented...
Kim, Thanks. That must have been a great experience. I've had several similar assignments and loved them. How did your organization tell whether an item was a...
From a cultural point of view the context-behavior pairs are what is important. For example it makes a big difference whether a culture includes killing...
Quick and probably insufficient answers: "Root Cause" certified personnel on site have passed a root cause evaluator training class conducted by Conger and...
Making Life Easier This is being sent to you directly from Microsoft Word, but most other software has the same feature. First save the document so it has a...
FYI. Could a deeper problem be with the way problems are found? What is it about the way business is done that let's the processes create non-consequential...
Rather than asking about answers, some researchers are asking about questions. Would you be so kind as to respond to the following meta-question? What is the...
I suppose my question is why are pragmatic questions concerning production, schedule, cost, etc discussed in closed door meetings while the need for safety and...
Great question. For the moment we're looking for more questions. Answers later. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear Safety Review...
In a cost/benefit analysis, what would you all propose be the cost of a life? Or, to put it another way consider in medicine: Would you want a drug on the...
Hi Richard, I do not have a definitive answer for you, but I know such numbers exist for such industries as pharmaceuticals, healthcare and aerospace....
1. Unless a cause is self-sufficient it must be a contributing cause. Every cause is either self-sufficient or contributing. (A cause of a consequence is any...
No. 1787: WHAT'S A LIFE WORTH? by John H. Lienhard Click here for audio of Episode 1787. Today, what's a life worth? The University of Houston's College of...
Try the following if you want a cogent discussion: http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/work_paper/1497/ Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear...
Try http://www.hcra.harvard.edu/pdf/February1999.pdf Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear Safety Review Concepts 21 Broadleaf Circle ...
Thanks Bob. I posted it on the spillover web site. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear Safety Review Concepts 21 Broadleaf Circle ...
Transparency is the friend of safety and integrity. Opacity is the friend of trouble, immorality, incompetence, and dereliction. Would you care to provide...
I thought you'd like to see what's in the news. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear Safety Review Concepts 21 Broadleaf Circle ...
Would you be so kind as to tell us your favorite story about how trouble was caused by "troubleshooting?" OBTW: If you have an official definition of...
Hi Bill C. PROBLEM: CHECK ENGINE light in truck lights up on dashboard (Ford, if if matters). Bring truck to dealer for diagnostics in effort to get light to ...
Bob: I'm glad this stuff doesn't happen only to me... 400 miles from home, with your grandparents in the SUV (Dodge) After fueling, ABS and Brake lights are on...
Bob, I had a similar experience. First I did replace faulty O2 sensors. The old ones were confirmed to be bad. About a month later, I started to see the ...
Thanks Terry, I have come to find that Ford trucks are notorious for these types of problems related to the dashboard alarms. I wonder why Ford vehicles have ...
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