Some of us could use some self-assessment? ________________________________ From: Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice@yahoogroups.com ...
Dillard, Tedd A (E S ...
tedd.dillard@...
Nov 20, 2009 2:49 pm
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I thought I was starting a serious discussion of how our government wastes our money and promotes slaughter and mayhem by ineffective self-assessment. Â Silly...
Or denim pants. ________________________________ From: Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice@yahoogroups.com ...
Dillard, Tedd A (E S ...
tedd.dillard@...
Nov 20, 2009 2:27 pm
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I thought it had something to do with the tribes of Israel. Ed Stephenson Causal Analyst Farley Nuclear Plant (334) 814-4587 ________________________________ ...
Stephenson, Edwin L.,...
ELSTEPHE@...
Nov 20, 2009 1:31 pm
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Sorry for the misspellings of levee. At least I was not aware of the correct spelling... Jack Stanford, PE ... Ed/Jack, A couple of points. First, it's levee,...
Tedd, et.al., Ed just told me that in fact, his comment about engineers ruling the world was a joke. I had been wondering if this was the case, so I did not...
Ed/Jack, A couple of points. First, it's levee, not levy. One's a bank, the other's a tax. Secondly (and more seriously), a good read on this subject of how...
OK, so some engineering situations are like riding a tiger. One cannot get off the tiger without getting eaten. Interesting thought. Dr. Bill - regarding...
Yeah, the statement about engineers ruling was a joke. As engineers, we are not exempt from making decisions based upon cost as well as risk. If we could do...
Stephenson, Edwin L.,...
ELSTEPHE@...
Nov 19, 2009 6:04 pm
7324
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice group. File...
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Nov 19, 2009 6:00 pm
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Tedd and Jack, Â One of the top principles of corrective action programs is, "Solutions Cause Problems." Â The whole New Orleans situation was a series of...
Jack, I love you man but I hope Ed's comment about engineers ruling the world was a joke. The bad things that you point out about politicians are true but they...
Dillard, Tedd A (E S ...
tedd.dillard@...
Nov 19, 2009 5:19 pm
7321
Hello, Ed, If what you said below is true (and it probably is), then the federal government owns a big part of the extent of cause for not helping the state of...
Dave and all, Â I investigated a very similar tank filling overflow event in New England. I have also investigated a wide variety of fluid inventory...
I suspect that, in this case, the court decided it was the same devil under different names. Which brings up another question... Can congress be sued? Could...
Stephenson, Edwin L.,...
ELSTEPHE@...
Nov 19, 2009 4:03 pm
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Apparently the court wouldn't buy the defense of "The Devil Made Me Do It", the devil being Congress. Â For more on this join us at ...
My understanding is that the Corps of Engineers had recognized weaknesses in the New Orleans levy and had been trying to repair/upgrade it for years. However,...
Stephenson, Edwin L.,...
ELSTEPHE@...
Nov 19, 2009 3:26 pm
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Scroll down for the story after reading this introduction. Â The attached pictures help put this into perspective. Â Many of our government agencies and...
Colleagues, About every other year I revisit the Quality Assurance Criteria of 10CFR50, Appendix B and find new useful insights for all of the high hazard...
Dr. Bill, et . al., I happen to find it to be incredulous that the song was written, produced and issued so quickly. I have no doubt that the song is all...
Scroll down for the story. Â Look at the attachments to put in some perspective. Â Was each of the infractions minor ("green")? Â How long was this ship an...
Thanks 1.0E+6 to Ira Rimson. Take care, Â Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want...
Jack, Â St Augustine said that levity keeps the angels up and gravity holds us down. Â Thanks a million. Â If you liked the NWA Flight Song you'll like the...
Bruce, et.al., I listened to the song and enjoyed it. But it did not make me happy, as it is too close to decribing what recently happened with that Northwest...
Since this was the subject of a recent thread: Tweetin On A Jet Plane ... You will probably have to paste the URL in. B. aka Coyote...
Bruce Hart
avsafety@...
Nov 17, 2009 11:37 pm
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Please scroll down for an interesting article that reiterates something that all experienced rooticians have observed in the field. Â Punishment (adverse...
Bob, Â I found it. Â Comments? Take care, Â Bill Corcoran Mission: Saving lives, pain, assets, and careers through thoughtful inquiry. Motto: If you want...
Bob, et. al., I find it to correct that If you are going to investigate a railroad, start with the train wrecks. Also investigate things like track washouts,...
Bill, Â Some time ago in one of your newsletters you had a saying about root cause analysis. Went something like "If you are going to investigate a railroad,...
In a fair culture, if you punish a person for a certain behavior or inaction you need to punish all those who set him up for it and all those who tolerated or...
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