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.
Buzzword Central
Short tutorials on Operations Management topics. A primer on several of the more well-known methodologies used in the industry today.
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.
Events and Causal Factors Analysis
Detailed guidance on the widely-used Event and Causal Factor method for performing incident investigations. Provides charting symbol standards and tips for using the method. PDF version also available.
Guidance Document
Detailed guidelines for incident investigation. Method descriptions, worksheets, flowcharts, and guidance on applicability. Published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1992 as Technical Standard DOE-NE-STD-1004-92.
Handbook of Accident and Incident Reporting
Extensive and detailed handbook (over 1000 pages in PDF) by Chris Johnson, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.
Investigators Manual
Detailed accident investigation manual from the Marine Accident Investigator's International Forum. Includes eight chapters and several appendices in PDF format.
Literature Review
Broad review of investigation and analysis methods dating back to 1973. Published in 2001 by the UK Health and Safety Executive.
Multilinear Events Sequencing
Set of ten guides for performing incident investigations using Multilinear Events Sequencing. Provides detailed and comprehensive guidance on all phases of investigation. Provided as Shareware for personal use.
Quality Control Tool Descriptions
Information on seven frequently-used Quality Control tools. Topics: run chart, pareto chart, flow chart, cause and effect (fishbone) diagram, histogram, scatter diagram, control chart.
Reports and Papers on Accidents and Accident Model
Details of an accident investigation methodology based on systems theory, STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Modeling and Processes). By Dr. Nancy Leveson of MIT.
System Safety
Principles of system safety provided by Jacobs Sverdrup. Features presentation material, workshop problems, bibliographies, and a wide-ranging system safety scrapbook.
Systems Failure Analysis
Article demonstrating the use of fault tree analysis in cause determination and corrective action development.