Topic: the Clapham railway accident oN Monday, 12 December 1988.
THE Subject area is
BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
THE Requirement is:
Describe a catastrophic failure on a system you have chosen.which is( Clapham Junction rail crash)
The report should be no more than 2000 words (appendices extra) and preferably should be typed.
The format of the report should be in six sections as follows:-
1. Description of the system and its working environment
2. Description of the top event (catastrophic failure), and the effect it had on the system and the surrounding environment (with diagrams) A fault tree should be drawn.
3. Describe the failures and their causes which contributed to the catastrophe
4. Describe if similar less catastrophic events had or have since taken place
5. State the recommendations which were made to stop the top event from recurring (and whether they have been carried out). assignment questions to discuss the management issues raised
6. Supply a list of the references you use and any appendices.
(This report, when finished, should be an example of part of a fault tree analysis)