Philley, Jack

Philley, Jack, Investigate Incidents with Multiple Root Cause, Hydrocarbon Processing, Sept. 1992, pp. 77-80. 

Premature Stopping Points for Determining the Root Cause of Human Error in Process Investigations, Jack Philley... 

Katherine Pearson, Rohm and Haas Company Jack Philley, Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants Pat Ragan, Aventis... 

The terms root cause or multiple root causes appear several times without a clear definition. When Jack Philley teaches the Investigating Process Safety Incidents course for the AIChE, he offers several clear definitions. He describes a root cause as a prime reason, underlying cause, and most often associated with breakdowns or flaws in the management systems. Furthermore, Philley s class notes point out definitions from the Department of Energy Guidelines in his handout, which states ... 

While updating Chapter 14, on incident investigation, 1 received excellent professional guidance from Jack Philley. Philley has had extensive incident investigation experience and was the principal author of the text CCPS Guidelines for Incident Investigation. ... 

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