Remember that this problem was not surfaced by the Army. It was surfaced by a newspaper reporter. What's wrong with this picture? What were the earlier,...
Unfortunately, this happens to be a very good match with the March 5 issue of Newsweek which I found in our mailbox today. There is a double amputee 21 year...
Steve, Thanks ever so much. Your information is useful. My conclusion from all the messages as a group is that there is no proposed method and output format...
The video may be worth watching. There are many lessons to be learned here. Which ones jump out at you? OBTW: There is a database of mix-up events at...
The following Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Some organizations have a Corrective Action...
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Bob, What would a Pareto chart of this data tell you? Terry Herrmann From: Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice@yahoogroups.com Reply-To:...
Great idea, terry. Would you be interested in posting one? Thanks ever so much. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21...
Bill, I started to do this and quickly discovered the chart to be pretty "flat" indicating that there is too much similarity/overlap in the questions to be...
Wayne, Thanks ever so much. 1. The web site is set up so that members can create their own polls. Feel free to do so. (I will vote in your poll if I'm...
Terry, The flatness could come about because people agree on the attributes, not because the attributes are similar. What do you think? Take care, Bill...
Bill, I think it could, but my read is that there are a number of questions that are very similar in what they ask with not much differentiation. What was the...
Here is a different format for the poll results. I await your fire. Lock and load. After this is thoroughly hashed and bashed, I'll upload it. Take care, Bill...
I like it, Bill. No flame throwing from me. What follow up questions do you think would help validate your conclusions? How could this be put into a poll? ...
Terry, Rather than lengthening this thread, I'm going to start a new one with an updated set of comments. There are a few comments that invite dialogue. Thanks...
Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT 06095-1634 Voice and voice mail: 860-285-8779 Fax and...
Bill C., Terry let you off easy. I thought this poll was strange. I did not participate because I tended to agree with all of the propositions, within the...
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Do you have an example of a good executive summary of a root cause analysis report? If you do, would you redact it and then send it along? If not, do you have...
Bill, Here is an example of an executive summary. On March 9, the Unit automatically scrammed from approximately 90% core thermal power. The cause of the...
Bill C., "Executive Summaries" are written with one of two objectives in mind. 1. Summarize ALL of the important points well. That discourages us from...
I look forward to your comments and suggestions. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT...
I typically try to include the following elements in executive summaries: Brief description of what happened. Why the event is important to the organization,...
I also highlight the Extent of Condition if it is an ORPS or Price Anderson reportable. glen ... I typically try to include the following elements in executive...
The NRC is also working to more fully address Safety Culture in the Reactor Oversight Process. If you haven't seen it yet, might want to review Regulatory...
Steve, Thanks ever so much. I will take that into account on a future revision. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21...
Bill, You are essentially correct. I try to make a "Reader's Digest" version of the event. I try to emphasize why the event is important to the organization...
What do you think of the pasted item below as an "executive summary?" Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle...