Investigations Incident Causation Not Just for Fatalities Objectives • Familiarize with incident causation • Apply root cause analysis Heinrich Domino Theory Management / Root Cause • Management Structure objectives organization operations Operational Error Manager behavior/Supervisor behavior Tactical Error unsafe acts unsafe conditions LCU Theory • Accident probability is situational • Overload taxes person’s capacity • Leads to accidents (or illness) • >300 → 79% in 2 yrs • >200 → 51%
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According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2010) the web of causation “…recognizes the complex interrelationships of many factors interacting‚ sometimes in subtle ways‚ to increase (or decrease) the risk of disease” (p. 163). All things that can affect risk of disease are divided into one of three categories‚ agents‚ host‚ or environment. Examples of agents include infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses‚ chemical agents such as heavy metals and pesticides‚ or physical agents such as heat‚ cold
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Modern Epidemiology focuses on proximate risk factors that can be controlled at the individual level‚ but tends to ignore the social conditions that are largely responsible for diseases. This has led to incomplete understanding and underestimation of the influence of social determinants on health. According to Link and Phelan (1995) the social determinants are the ’Fundamental causes’ of diseases. The social factors that are linked to illness include race‚ socioeconomic status‚ gender and stress
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Causation and Correlation Mary Lee Choate PSY/285 Due April 6‚ 2012 Instructor- Chantell Hines When differentiating between causation and correlation‚ it is extremely significant in systematic thought. These two notions get confused with one another whether it is a misinterpretation or having the aspiration to provide a reasonable description for scientific observations. As a result‚ it is crucial to have the understanding of the difference between the two concepts. In this writing I will
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There are many similarities between causation and correlation but there are also just as many differences. Causation is when one or more factors contribute to the effect. As said in the PowerPoint review‚ for example‚ if you switch a light switch on it causes the light turns on. The one factor of flipping the light switch on causes the effect of the light to turn on. Correlation is when two or more factors contribute to one effect. There is two different types of correlation. One type of correlation
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Philosophy Essay Explain Aristotle’s causation theory (25) Aristotle was a Greek philosopher born in BC 384. He introduced the theory of causation‚ and he used causation to prove that this is the real world through senses‚ empirical evidence‚ the prime mover and the 4 causes. Aristotle believes in two different things which are potentiality and Actuality. Potentiality is something that is possible as everyone has potential but it might not happen‚ whereas actuality is more realistic. Aristotle
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Effectuation and Causation – Managerial Economics Causation and effectuations are two processes that may be used to explain how a new business is created. Both are evidently different. The following section will attempt to clearly distinguish both processes. Causation is effect dependent. It can be defined as the actions of causing something‚ or the relationship between the cause and the effect. In economics‚ the notion of causation can be viewed as an explanation for the birth of economic
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Correlation vs. Causation Situation Causation or correlation? Wealthy people are thin. Correlation Ice cream melts when heated Causation Students with fewer clothes perform worse on standardized tests. Correlation Money is the root of all evil. In other words‚ money causes evil. Correlation People with long hair do better on audio memory tests Correlation Wealthy people are thin. – If one of the variable changes we would not be able to say that the other variable will change
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The aim of tort law is to compensate the claimant and to deter defendants’ discuss whether the rules of causation and remoteness of damage fulfil this aim. The rules of causation state that the claimant has to prove that the defendants breach of duty was the factual cause of material damage‚ when considering the facts of Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee (CKHMC) where the claimants husband became ill after drinking tea which had arsenic‚ when taken to hospital‚ the doctor
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1. PROJECT. To Design an Accident Causation Model 2. SCOPE. The Accident Causation Model (or "Swiss Cheese Model") is a theoretical model that illustrates how accidents occur in organisations. The model focuses on both organisational hierarchy and human error. It postulates that the typical accident occurs because several (human) errors have occurred at all levels in the organisational hierarchy in a way that made such accident unavoidable. For example‚ decision makers may have made ill decisions
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