I get it now...the first train was parked there the day before. Wow, causing an accident because of a memory issue....becomes so threatening...because then you...
Do you have any more details? Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want safety,...
What is the system modeled like….how comprehensive is the tracks and trains modeled at the control center? So you would get a call by the group supervisor...
When your company buys an item from a supplier, does it have a process for accepting or rejecting that item? a.. Sometimes? When? b.. Always? c.. Never? If it...
Similarly, how is the decision made on the effectiveness of the measures taken in response to the Root Cause Analysis Report ? Jim Fitzwilliam Lajic - The...
You get how India can see their future through the development of our interstate system in the USA and the USA can more understand our past through watching ...
Jim, Thanks for the excellent question. May I respectfully suggest that you change the subject line to reflect your topic, e.g., see the new subject line. ... ...
Colleague, I am deliberately divesting myself of what I don't use anymore. I have three (3) almost pristine copies of the ASME "Steam Tables: Properties of...
Hi Bill C. Again a reference to healthcare RCA efforts in their infancy, but regulatory agencies require that they report a "Metric to Track" for each ...
Thanks, Bob. I'm well, but spread thin. What do you see in the way of good processes for Jim's concern? Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain,...
Hi Bill C. I guess my primary concerns have been people's desire to be in compliance with regulatory standards moreso than to be concerned with a direct bottom...
Metaphor The American Heritage® Dictionary 1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another,...
I wonder where the magic "6 month" timeframe came from. I've seen this timeframe used ubiquitously. We went away from this 'one size fits all' approach several...
Bob, I'm curious about your reference to CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) software. Almost every hospital I know has one or more CMMS programs...
Hi Matt Thanks for the question, I will expand. I do not often work in the facilities engineering or materiels management departments of the hospital. I work...
Hi Matt Thanks for the question, I will expand. I do not often work in the facilities engineering or materiels management departments of the hospital. I work...
Thanks, Bob. I have seen hospitals use CMMS-type software, project management software, and so on in the manner you are suggesting -- but only in areas such as...
Hi Matt Why do you think the CMMS-type software that is successful in engineering type projects in a hospital is not as commonly used in RM, QM and PI? I see...
Good Morning. I am one of the many "luckers" out there, reading your emails every day. But the Bob and Matt's comments about CMMS or "event/action" tracking...
I have the full report and will post it on this e-group's site if there is enough interest. Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and...
Janet: Thanks for adding your comments. I hope we'll get more input from the healthcare field. Bob: Why aren't software tools used more widely in healthcare?...
Shortly after 9/11, I took (By myself) autistic-like man to watch Red Sox training in Florida. He needed to take lots of meds.....? When confronted or...
My guess, Matt, would be that you hear a lot of "But we've always done it that way." Never underestimate the power of inertia. Mike van Leuken NOTICE - This...
FYI. Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want safety, peace, or justice, work...
Thanks, Bill. I am having computer problems, and would have missed this otherwise. -Linda ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice/ ...
Scroll down for the marked up story. The pristine version is at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051210/ap_on_re_us/midway_accident Here's the Rooticians' Quiz of...
Terry, What does the flowchart look like? Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you...