Root cause analysis, accidents basic causes

A root cause analysis is not a search for the obvious but an in-depth look at the basic or underlying canses of occnpational accidents or incidents. The following should be considered when performing analyses ... 

A root cause analysis is not a search for the obvious but an in-depth look at the basic or underlying causes of occupational accidents or incidents. The purpose of investigating and reporting the causes of occurrences is to enable the identification of corrective actions adequate to prevent recurrence and thereby protect the health and safety of the public, the workers, and the environment. Every root cause investigation and reporting process should include five phases. While there may be some overlap between phases, every effort should be made to keep them separate and distinct. The phases of a root cause analysis are... 

Initiating event In hazard analysis, an event could be the occurrence of a deviation which may lead to an accident. So, the initiating events are the causes for which there is the process deviation. The initiating events may be or may not be the most basic underlying root-causes, but are the results of the root causes. According to CCPS there are three types of initiating events or causes ... 

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