Patterns of Event Causality Suggest More Effective Corrective Actions

Presenter: Sam Formby, University of South Carolina Track 10-7

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

August 24, 2009
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August 2009

Presenter: Sam Formby, University of South Carolina
Track 10-7

Topics Covered:

  • Searching for patterns of causality
  • Evaluation data and methods
  • Summary observations based on individual Causal Analysis Tree factors
  • A systems view: simultaneous causal factor evaluation, and the search for significant causal factor interactions
  • Conclusions: Potential implications for assessment and corrective action programs