| Basic Risk Factors |
Root Cause Type |
| Hardware |
Bad condition (circumstances) |
| Hardware |
Bad condition (wear/corrosion) |
| Hardware |
Not suitable for purpose |
| Hardware |
Procurement and stock management |
| Hardware |
Insufficiently delivered |
| Hardware |
Unavailable due to theft |
| Design |
No standardisation |
| Design |
Not ergonomic |
| Design |
No indication of condition |
| Design |
Badly accessible |
| Design |
Illogic lay-out |
| Design |
Practical use unknown to designer |
| Maintenance Management |
Insufficient supervision on maintenance |
| Maintenance Management |
No feedback of condition |
| Maintenance Management |
No specialised maintenance staff |
| Maintenance Management |
No relevant documentation |
| Maintenance Management |
Insufficient planning of maintenance |
| Procedures |
Author insufficiently knowledgeable |
| Procedures |
Lack of feedback on usability |
| Procedures |
Rules difficult to find |
| Procedures |
Need insufficiently inventorised |
| Procedures |
“Political” reason |
| Procedures |
Important rules missing |
| Procedures |
Area of scope unclear |
| Procedures |
Design of rules unstructured |
| Error Enforcing Conditions |
Human physical constraints |
| Error Enforcing Conditions |
External influences |
| Error Enforcing Conditions |
Socially determined circumstances |
| Error Enforcing Conditions |
Personality circumstamces |
| Error Enforcing Conditions |
Abuse or addiction |
| Housekeeping |
Insufficient means |
| Housekeeping |
Lack of management commitment |
| Housekeeping |
Wrong image to management |
| Housekeeping |
No field visits by management |
| Housekeeping |
Difficult due to environmental circumstamces |
| Housekeeping |
Unclear responsibility |
| Housekeeping |
Bad planning of housekeeping |
| Incompatible Goals |
Progress of production |
| Incompatible Goals |
Financial constraints |
| Incompatible Goals |
Discrepancy between social and individual factors |
| Incompatible Goals |
Time pressure |
| Incompatible Goals |
Discrepancy between formal and informal practices |
| Incompatible Goals |
Discrepancy between short and long term goals |
| Incompatible Goals |
Indisticinctness with management |
| Communication |
Language problems |
| Communication |
Inadequate structure of communication |
| Communication |
Erroneously transferred messages |
| Communication |
Low ratio of signal versus rustle |
| Communication |
Incorrect or ambiguous information |
| Communication |
Inconsistently provided information |
| Communication |
Loss of information |
| Communication |
Overflow of information |
| Communication |
Physically or mentally inaccessible |
| Organisation |
Badly defined departments |
| Organisation |
Unclear delegation of responsibilities |
| Organisation |
Discrepancy between policy and execution |
| Organisation |
Bad planning or co-ordination |
| Organisation |
Much bureaucracy / low flexibility |
| Organisation |
Corrupted management of business |
| Organisation |
Frequent reorganisations |
| Organisation |
Safety a goal instead a medium |
| Organisation |
Curing instead of reforming |
| Organisation |
No or unclear tasks, authorities and responsibilities |
| Training |
Insufficient management commitment |
| Training |
Inadequate management training |
| Training |
Education inconsistent with requirements |
| Training |
Human resource selection inadequate |
| Training |
No structured training plan |
| Training |
No assessment of training |
| Training |
Training not provided or ineffective |
| Training |
Discrepancy between training requirements and rules |
| Training |
Varying quality requirements |
| Training |
Not tuned to targetted population |
| Training |
No test of acquaintance and skill |
| Training |
Targeted population not identified |
| Defences |
Insufficiently ready for emergencies |
| Defences |
Inadequate personal protective equipment |
| Defences |
Unsuitable detection systems |
| Defences |
No emergency procedures or instructions |
| Defences |
Insufficient trained on emergency procedures |
| Defences |
Detection difficult to recognise |
| Defences |
Insufficient awareness of risks |
| Defences |
Incapable to restrict consequence |
| Defences |
Irreversible situation |
