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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.
http://www.eh.doe.gov/csa/aip/
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Systems Failure Analysis
Article demonstrating the use of fault tree analysis in cause determination and corrective action development.
http://www.jhberkandassociates.com/systems_failure_analysis.htm
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Literature Review
Broad review of investigation and analysis methods dating back to 1973. Published in 2001 by the UK Health and Safety Executive.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_pdf/2001/crr01325.pdf
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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.
http://www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de/research/WBA/
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Handbook of Accident and Incident Reporting
Includes and detailed handbook (over 1000 pages in PDF) by Chris Johnson, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~johnson/book/
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Multilinear Events Sequencing
Set of ten guides for performing incident investigations using Multilinear Events Sequencing. Provides guidance on all phases of investigation. Provided as Shareware for personal use.
http://www.starlinesw.com/product/Guides/MESGuide00.html
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NRI Downloads Page
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.
http://www.nri.eu.com/services.htm
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RCA Tools
Root cause analysis tool descriptions, including theory and application notes.
http://www.bill-wilson.net/RCA-Tools
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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.
http://sunnyday.mit.edu/safety.html
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Investigators Manual
Detailed accident investigation manual from the Marine Accident Investigator's International Forum. Includes eight chapters and several appendices in PDF format.
http://www.maiif.org/manuals.htm
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