Thanks 1.0E+6 Â I'll try it out. Take care, Â Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want...
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Hobbs, Andrew F.
hobbsaf@...
Nov 12, 2008 8:42 pm
An example chart is attached in Visio format. Andy Hobbs UT-BATTELLE Oak Ridge National Laboratory Quality Systems & Services / Quality Programs Issues...
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 12, 2008 4:35 pm
Do you have a template for doing Event and Causal Factors Charts in a common software such as VISIO, PowerPoint, or Excel? Â If so would you be so kind as to...
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William R. Corcoran, ...
drbillcorcoran
Nov 12, 2008 12:32 pm
This story is at http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/33032 <http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/33032> ...
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Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Nov 12, 2008 12:19 pm
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 11, 2008 4:10 pm
Bill Rigot, Thanks. The updated LTBL Matrix is pasted below. Does you organization require an LTBL Matrix in every event investigation report? If...
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WILLIAM L. RIGOT
wlrigot
Nov 11, 2008 3:49 pm
Dr. Bill, Interestingly, as I reflected on the LTBL matrix, I noted similarities to the lack of adequate lifeboats for the Titanic. Often in Safety Analysis...
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 11, 2008 3:12 pm
Jack, Thanks. Scroll down for the Lessons to be Learned Matrix. It resides at ...
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Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Nov 11, 2008 12:36 pm
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jack.stanford@...
nhasme04
Nov 9, 2008 4:03 pm
Any well written test plan would have addressed EABs for the augmented crew. I'll bet that we have NFPA code requirements that address this. Jack Stanford ......
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jack.stanford@...
nhasme04
Nov 9, 2008 3:08 pm
Hello, Bill, et. al., It sounds to me that some designers in Russia are not aware that Freon is a poor choice of gas to be used as a fire retardant. Yes,...
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Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Nov 9, 2008 1:46 pm
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 9, 2008 11:06 am
Exacerbating factors: Not enough emergency air breathing devices because the augmented complement, including shipyard workers, exceeded the design basis of the...
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 9, 2008 10:52 am
An MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for a form of Freon is at ...
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William R. Corcoran, ...
drbillcorcoran
Nov 9, 2008 10:46 am
Update: If you were investigating this one what would be in your Lines of Inquiry? Solutions cause problems? Change is the mother of trouble? Here are some...
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William R. Corcoran, ...
drbillcorcoran
Nov 9, 2008 10:35 am
Solutions cause problems? Change is the mother of trouble? What is your favorite "killed by a safety device" event? If you have more information on this event...
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Jerald, Jack P
Jack.P.Jerald@...
Nov 7, 2008 3:22 pm
TO; Bill and Bill, What was the old saying: "A distinction without a difference.", or was it: "A difference without a distinction." ? At our facility, we...
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Salot, William
wjsalot
Nov 7, 2008 2:47 pm
Bill C, Right on! Avoid the ambiguities of the word "cause". But when the customer uses it, find a common ground early on. Bill Salot ...
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 7, 2008 12:01 pm
Bill Salot, I listen to people and try to notice how they use words. This is what my hero Noah Webster did....
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 7, 2008 10:22 am
Debbie,  Rather than helping the beginner avoid leaving important things out ,exclusive use of the Picklists, Category Trees, and Cause Codes guarantee that...
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 7, 2008 10:13 am
Debbie, Â Thanks for the kind words. Â You have no idea how reinforcing a little recognition can be. Â I have attached some jpg files that might be of some...
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Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Nov 6, 2008 10:15 pm
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Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Root_Cause_State_of_t...
Nov 6, 2008 3:57 pm
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DR WILLIAM CORCORAN
drbillcorcoran
Nov 6, 2008 11:05 am
Debbie, Â I do it your way. Â A factor is something that affects an effect. (Plain English) Â Effects can be consequences. (Plain English) Â Effects can...
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WILLIAM L. RIGOT
wlrigot
Nov 5, 2008 10:27 pm
Dr. Bill, I ran into this with an ongoing rash of radiological consequences stemming from non-conformances. What I did eventually was a Common Cause...
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William R. Corcoran, ...
drbillcorcoran
Nov 5, 2008 9:41 pm
I was recently working with a root cause analysis team on an event involving widgets. The essence of the problem was that a regulatory person found a large ...
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William R. Corcoran, ...
drbillcorcoran
Nov 4, 2008 11:06 am
Here's how the stupidity of one root cause gets propagated. [Todays Comic] <http://dilbert.com/strips/>...
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gmitchel@...
pxeng1
Nov 3, 2008 9:18 pm
Multiplying the effect of several cross-discipline folks in Cause Analysis Team environment about a single or a few perceptions of an event in the past, and no...
How did this phenomenon apply to Challenger, Columbia, Davis-Besse (at the NRC), etc? How does it relate to Moral Psychology, e.g., loyalty and obedience? How...
