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Accident Investigation Program
Overview of the process used by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Provides procedures, workbooks, and guidelines. Some information not available outside DOE.
www.eh.doe.gov
Article demonstrating the use of fault tree analysis in cause determination and corrective action development.
www.jhberkandassociates.com
Quality Control Tool Descriptions
Information on seven frequently-used Quality Control tools. Topics: run chart, pareto chart, flow chart, cause and effect (fishbone) diagram, histogram, scatter diagram, control chart.
deming.eng.clemson.edu
Detailed guidelines for incident investigation. Method descriptions, worksheets, flowcharts, and guidance on applicability. Published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1992 as Technical Standard DOE-NE-STD-1004-92. (PDF)
tis.eh.doe.gov
Broad review of investigation and analysis methods dating back to 1973. Published in 2001 by the UK Health and Safety Executive. (PDF)
www.hse.gov.uk
Causal Systems and Why-Because Analysis
Descriptions of the subject methods, which are based on a formal notion of causality, formal semantics, and logic. Related papers and software tools are provided. By Prof. Peter Ladkin, University of Bielefeld.
www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de
Handbook of Accident and Incident Reporting
Extensive and detailed handbook (over 1000 pages in PDF) by Chris Johnson, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.
www.dcs.gla.ac.uk
Set of ten guides for performing incident investigations using Multilinear Events Sequencing. Provides detailed and comprehensive guidance on all phases of investigation. Provided as Shareware for personal use.
www.starlinesw.com
Detailed accident investigation manual from the Marine Accident Investigator's International Forum. Includes eight chapters and several appendices in PDF format.
www.maiif.net
Risk management tools and resources available for free download from the Noordwijk Risk Initiative Foundation website. Offers detailed procedures for a number of root cause investigation methods.
www.nri.eu.com
Root cause analysis tool descriptions, including theory and application notes.
www.bill-wilson.net
Principles of system safety provided by Jacobs Technology. Features presentation material, workshop problems, bibliographies, and a wide-ranging system safety scrapbook.
www.jacobstechnology.com
System Safety and Software Safety Research
Reports and papers related to an accident investigation methodology based on systems theory, STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Modeling and Processes). By Dr. Nancy Leveson of MIT.
sunnyday.mit.edu