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  2. Swiss cheese model - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss cheese model of accident causation is a model used in risk analysis and risk management. It likens human systems to multiple slices of Swiss cheese , which has randomly placed and sized holes in each slice, stacked side by side, in which the risk of a threat becoming a reality is mitigated by the differing layers and types of defenses ...

  3. Tripod Beta - Wikipedia

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    Tripod Beta is an incident and accident analysis methodology made available by the Stichting Tripod Foundation [1] via the Energy Institute.The methodology is designed to help an accident investigator analyse the causes of an incident or accident in conjunction with conducting the investigation.

  4. James Reason - Wikipedia

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    Among his many contributions is the introduction of the Swiss cheese model, a conceptual framework for the description of accidents based on the notion that accidents will happen only if multiple barriers fail, thus creating a path from an initiating cause all the way to the ultimate, unwanted consequences, such as harm to people, assets, the ...

  5. Accident triangle - Wikipedia

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    The accident triangle, also known as Heinrich's triangle or Bird's triangle, is a theory of industrial accident prevention. It shows a relationship between serious accidents, minor accidents and near misses. This idea proposes that if the number of minor accidents is reduced then there will be a corresponding fall in the number of serious ...

  6. Accident analysis - Wikipedia

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    In accident analysis it could be used to determine leading factors, post-incident. This model works like a flow chart to help show all processes and systems that may have effected the outcome of the incident. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: This model uses a quantitative value to represent qualitative metrics like probability and severity ...

  7. Herbert William Heinrich - Wikipedia

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    Heinrich's classic work was refuted by a 1980 book Industrial Accident Prevention, by Nestor Roos, H Heinrich, Julienne Brown and Dan Petersen. [6]Heinrich Revisited: Truisms or Myths by Fred A. Manuele, CSP, PE [2002, ISBN 0-87912-245-5 published by National Safety Council offers the following in the last chapter.

  8. System accident - Wikipedia

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    Perrow uses the term normal accident to emphasize that, given the current level of technology, such accidents are highly likely over a number of years or decades. [5] James Reason extended this approach with human reliability [6] and the Swiss cheese model, now widely accepted in aviation safety and healthcare.

  9. Nursing theory - Wikipedia

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    The nursing model is a consolidation of both concepts and the assumption that combine them into a meaningful arrangement. A model is a way of presenting a situation in such a way that it shows the logical terms in order to showcase the structure of the original idea. The term nursing model cannot be used interchangeably with nursing theory.