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BOS 4601 Unit VI Quiz

Explain the three steps in the fault tree process. What does each level represent? Tree analysis is utilized to find connected factors that led to a particular incident or accident. Investigators use a graphic display of information to analyze human, equipment, or environmental systems and find paths to failure or success (Oakley, 2012). There are …

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BOS 4601 Unit I Assessment

Why is it important to include near misses in the accident investigation process?  It is important to include near misses in the investigative process because, as Jeffrey Oakley points out in Accident Investigation Techniques (2012), the difference between a near miss and an accident is usually chance or even luck. By definition, a near miss …

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BOS 4601 Unit II Assessment

Why is it better to apply the multiple causation theory rather than the unsafe acts/unsafe conditions model to an accident investigation? Provide an example that illustrates your point.  The concept of unsafe acts / unsafe conditions was introduced by Heinrich’s 1931 original theory of accident causation (Oakley, 2012). When utilizing that model, an investigator would …

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