Assignment:
Oakley, J. S. (2012). Accident investigation techniques: Basic theories, analytical methods, and applications (2nd ed.). Des Plaines, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.
1. What are some of the problems associated with using cause and effect analysis?
Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
2. What are the three types of tree analysis? Briefly describe each.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
3. Explain the three steps in the fault tree process. What does each level represent?
Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
4. What are the three types of cause and effect analysis? Which one do you think you would choose for an accident involving a forklift striking a worker who was walking across a warehouse? Briefly explain your choice.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
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Fishbone Diagram Project
Read the U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigation report of the 2007 propane explosion at the Little General Store in Ghent, WV. The final report can be read/downloaded at the following link: https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/CSBFinalReportLittleGeneral.pdf
Additional information on the incident, including a video summary, can be found at the following link: https://www.csb.gov/little-general-store-propane-explosion/
NOTE: This is the same investigation report used to complete the assignments in Units IV and V.
Complete the assignment as detailed below.
Part I: From the information in the report and from the information you developed for the assignments in Unit IV (events and causal factors [ECF] chart) and Unit V (barrier analysis), create a fishbone diagram that illustrates the relationship between the causal factors and the accident. In your diagram, the backbone of the fish should represent the accident, and the big bones should represent the people, procedures, environment, equipment, and policies.
Part II: On a separate page, discuss what new information about the accident is revealed in the chart, and describe how that information might be used to identify potential corrective actions. This part of the assignment should be a minimum of one page in length.