Scroll down for the description. Interested parties should contact John.Houck@... Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation ...
When I read a book I am alert for errors because I have found that the errors that I do detect are the tip of the iceberg of errors that I don't detect. This...
8-Article Newsletter TemplateScroll down for the article. Thanks to Bob Latino for posting the article for a reliability e-newsletter that I receive. I...
Hi Bill C. As you know, no worries with debating my premise! That is how we learn. In those brief tips I try to make them practical and applicable so that ...
Praveen, Thanks for replying so quickly. I am still baffled by the possibility of one root cause. In plain English a root cause is a factor that adversely...
Bob, Thanks. Did the definition of root cause analysis that you provided ever get any official recognition? ... Root Cause Analysis is any structured approach...
Jim, The tree-like structures that would help the most are: a.. A Consequence Breakdown Structure showing the nature, the magnitude, and the timing of the most...
Jim, Thanks for reporting the non-receipt of the pictures. Scroll down for the pictures. Since you are subscribed only to the daily digest you don't get...
I just updated this table based on recent experience. If you actually apply these rules please let me know how they worked for you. Take care, Bill Corcoran W....
If you are a modern behavioralist you might suppose that paying for errors is a form of reinforcing dysfunctional behavior. A modern behavioralist might also...
This will be one to watch. How old are the DOE's instructions on how to do a Type A Investigation? Is it possible to do a state-of-the-practice investigation...
This has also been a recent topic of the National Patient Safety Foundation listserv. Our healthcare system has many problems...and limited resources to fix...
If there is a accepted good practice or standard for ACE/ ACA would you please send it along or let me know how I can get it? Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R....
I would like to see the RCA done by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy on the following event (see below).........my question is: Where do investigative...
Bill, Thanks ever so much. I'm finishing up the second week of a one-on-one with the head rootician at Pantex. I hope you are engaged in the tank spill and the...
The article below says it all. (Or at least most of it.) Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT...
Scroll down for an article by Bob Latino. Thanks, Bob. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT...
Here's a tip I thought you'd enjoy. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT 06095-1634 Voice and...
Fred and Bob, Even a cursory reading of 10CFR50, Appendix B would convince one that self-assessment is diversely and redundantly required by the NRC...
Bill, my version of Adobe Reader lets me save a file as .txt. Here is your Self Assessment paper in MSWord via a text file extraction. Hope it helps. Regards. ...
Thanks ever so much to Wayne Blanks, Pat McCabe, and John Houck for their DOC conversions. I selected Wayne's as the baseline reference. It is posted at: ...
Dan and all, Take "The Rootsi Challenge." For the next two weeks, ever time you think you have a root cause, ask, " What are the factors that directly resulted...
I await your comments. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. NSRC Corporation 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT 06095-1634 Voice and voice mail:...
FYI. 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 ...
I would like to add an addendum to this previous post. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently published their review of this case with...
With Palo Verde now in the 95003 category and reviewing their organizational and programmatic failures, what should the NRC focus on when reviewing Palo...
Bob, In plain English "95003" means that the power plant is in the next-to-the-worst doghouse with NRC. The one after that involves a shutdown. When a plant is...
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