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