SOAM, Systemic Occurrence Analysis Methodology

Robert Arnold, in a master s thesis for Lund University, conducted a qualitative comparison of SOAM and STAMP in an Air Traffic Management (ATM) occurrence investigation. SOAM (Systemic Occurrence Analysis Methodology) is used by Eurocontrol to analyze ATM incidents. In Arnold s experiment, an incident was investigated using SOAM and STAMP and the usefulness of each in identifying systemic countermeasures was compared. The results showed that SOAM is a useful heuristic and a powerful communication device, but that it is weak with respect to... 

EUROCONTROL. (2005). EAM2/GUI8 Systemic Occurrence Analysis Methodology (SOAM), Edition 1.0. Brussels Author. 

Lieu, T., Cioran, K, Hayward, B. and Lowe, A. (2007). EUROCONTROL -Systemic Occurrence Analysis Methodology (SOAM) - A neason -based organizational methodology for analysing incidents and accidents. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 92(9), 1162-9. 

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