Good idea. Tks 1.0E+6. Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want safety, peace,...
Here is a copy of an article that elaborates on ideas that have been bandied about on this site. If you are a rootician or a manager, this article might change...
Good idea. Malice is not a cause, it is merely a category. If one doesn't know the behaviors and conditions that resulted in the action one does not know what...
All rooticians are invited to comment on the extent to which the root causes have been identified. Are these root causes or are they in turn caused by deeper...
Hi ! I am looking for Problem Solving Application or RCA Application. My friend advise me "Kepner Tregoe" (I not seen this one yet, it about 400$). Any...
Dear Colleagues, As a relatively inexperience rootician I'm not certain about what constitutes genuine root causes in this area. I would welcome comments from...
Vincent, You have my permission to share the full document with whomever you wish within NASA. I would be greatly appreciative of any information about how it...
K-T has three parts: Decision Analysis, Potential Problem Analysis, and Problem Analysis. The first two are excellent. The third was state-of-the-art as late...
Jack, Thanks. In 1967 I had to fill out a special form to run a computer job that took more than 128kb RAM. The computer that I'm working from has over a...
Matt, Interesting posting. My experience level is subservient to yours - I have been on the receiving end of most RCAs in which I have experience but always...
Bill, I'd disagree somewhat with your characterization. All three parts are excellent. Oh by the way, you missed a key process - Situation Appraisal. This is...
Jerry, Thanks ever so much for the kind message. I am in the early stages of developing two examples. They are both in the "database" sections of e-group web...
Bill C., You asked how you change the slide. I bet you asked because the matrix didn't look right to you. Well, it doesn't look right to me either. I have...
Thanks, Glen. I don't think I got the picture (NPI). What went on. Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful...
See attachment. Comments? Suggestions? Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want...
Scroll down for the story. It seems intuitive that the predicted engineer shortage will be a causal factor of future adverse events. Here's the question for...
Hmmm, it was a short video of a lady filling her gas tank and igniting the fumes from static gained by getting in and out of the car. I will try to send it to...
It would start to show up in the HP precursors, the engineers feeling hurried, High Workload, and starting to make bad assumptions under the stress instead of...
Well, here are my thoughts. Let's look at the system engineer side of the issue (I used to be a system engineering supervisor at two plants and a design...
Bill et al: You posed the questions repeated below. My responses are provided below each question. Thank you for posing these vital questions. This type of ...
Glen, Thanks for the clip showing the static electricity induced gasoline vapor fire. I'm attaching the clip for convenience. (Group members not signed up for...
Bill, Thank you for bringing up this valuable subject in such a timely fashion. This "causal factor" will not only affect the nuclear industry, but any...
I found a paraphrasible quotation for your next RCAR. ... We considered it unlikely that the accident was a random event; rather, it was likely related in some...
Right on, Richard. As evident from my earlier posting, I obviously agree with you. Larry Durham ... From: Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice@yahoogroups.com ...
Larry, Thanks ever so much. ... The greatest competitive advantage of the United States is that it attracts top knowledge workers from around the world -- not...
Richard, Thanks for your thoughtful response. I would be interested in hearing anyone's examples of this. Take care, Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain,...
Glen, Thanks. Looking back on my checkered past, I think that one of the first signs of an engineer shortage is that management directs Human Resources to hire...
Larry, Your response contains much food for thought. I will respond to one item and ask a question for you and all. Q. : Please give me a real life example...
I wonder how many similar incidents have occurred in Canada. I can't recall the last time I saw a nozzle latch at a Canadian gas station. They did away with...
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