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# Long description

Flow chart of causes of incidents

Begins with a box for root causes*

Arrows to three Immediate causes – Substandard Practices, Human factors and Substandard conditions

Arrows from these to Incident – Contact i.e. an accident (unplanned release of energy and/or hazardous material)

Arrow from this to accident results – personal injury, property damage and uninsured costs

*Root causes include Safety policy, supervisory performance, personal factors, job factors and factors beyond human control