Typical of the Human Error Myths is the following from Shappell and Wiegman at http://www.coloradofirecamp.com/swiss-cheese/hfacs.htm Human error has been...
What would your top lines of inquiry be? ___________________________________________________________________ Radiation 'hot spot' shipped in mishap Reactor...
Bill, I've been innvolved with several related investigations in the past. My top lines of inquiry would be (in no particular order): - What procedures exist...
Terry, Thanks. Having your list makes it easy to think of others. 1.. What were the results of the last TVA vendor audit of Areva? 2.. What were the results of...
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Perfect example: One of the factors that will make this fiasco more expensive than it needed to be is the failure of EDF to find the problem and its causal ...
Bill C, In your list of needed "simple, comprehensive treatises", the last topic, "testing" is much broader than the others. Volumes have already been written...
This one is an example of many of the principles we have been discussing. What do you think is the most important causal analysis principle that this sad case...
How would you use this information in causal analysis? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/research/03brai.html? emc=tnt&tntemail1=y ... June 3, 2008 ...
Please provide a link to what you consider to be "Testing 101." "Testing 101" is not broader, but "Testing" is. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D.,...
This page was sent to you by: firebird.one@.... My exerience is that sarcasm correlates with dysfunctional safety culture? How does that come about? ...
Bill C, There is no "Testing 101" and never will be. The topic is too broad to both simply and comprehensively cover it. Testing is done by everybody every...
Scroll down for the "be safer" message sent to the fleet. By their effects on the problem a corrective action can be: Fundamental Symptomatic Accommodational ...
Video: Tons of Debris Cleared Out of Indian Point Pipes <http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?t1440885743&f=274> Extent of condition/cause? What are the...
Bill, Extent of Condition - other storm drains in the Town of Buchanan, Westchester county, NY State or anywhere else storm drains aren't regularly inspected. ...
Terry, Extent of Cause: A causal factor of every late discovered adverse condition is that it was not discovered earlier. IP has a long record of Downstream...
Bill, Your extent of cause is ubiquitous. Many, many places have long records of DIACs that extend well beyond the nuclear industry and Indian Point.There's...
Terry, Thanks. Extent of Condition: What other drains have not been inspected on a regular basis? (Drain systems are notorious orphans.) All the best, Bill "T....
Bill Salot, With all due respect I thoroughly disagree with your posting below. The Factor Tree is the only method that begins with the nature, the magnitude,...
Follow these rules with care and control And you won't be stopped by the Root Cause Patrol. ... Please let me know of any errors or omissions. If you actually...
Bill, I would classify this as a Ceremonial CA. Since the expectations and instructions are already in place for the storage of combustible materials this...
Bill C, I don't see why we can't build a "Factor Tree" following all of your (our) rules, but do it using Apollo, Reason, or similar software. The resulting...
Bill S. I agree. As many know I represent the PROACT Software and Methodology, and it is a framework for allowing "logic trees" to be built. While we prefer...
If we're going for the kitchen sink approach to lines of inquiry, here's another :-) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080604/od_afp/switzerlandscienceanimal ...
Bob, Thanks. People using tools that produce a product that looks like and organization chart can probably make a Factor Tree with it. I hope they do. I would...
Is he right or wrong? Does your boss act as if he agrees or disagrees? Technological disasters do not come like bolts from the blue, from a single event. With...
Bill C. Thank you. My point was simply that some of us purposely design our tools to accommodate multiple rule sets. This provides the analyst flexibility in...
Bob, I agree with you. There are plenty of good tools, some of which tend to lead less expereinced root cause analysts to shortcut the process and not ask all...
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