An Overview of Data Collection Systems

Setting up a Data Collection System in a Chemical Plant (6.10) 

This section sets out a step-by-step procedure for setting up a data collection system, including the important issues of gaining workforce acceptance and management support. 

The function of this section is to provide an overall framework within which to describe the important aspects of data collection systems in the CPI. As mentioned in the introduction, the emphasis in this chapter will be on methods for identifying the causes of errors that have led to accidents or significant near misses. This information is used to prevent reoccurrence of similar accidents, and to identify the underlying causes that may give rise to new types of accidents in the future. Data collection thus has a proactive accident prevention function, even though it is retrospective in the sense that it is usually carried out after an accident or near miss has already occurred. 

FIGURE 6.1. Overall Structure of Data Collection System 

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