ModernAccidentInvestigationandAnalysis

Thisneweditionofastandardinthefieldisthemostcompletetreatmentavailableonmodernmethodsofaccidentinvestigation.Theinvestigationprocessisdividedintothreephases:preparationandplanning,analyticalmethodsandreporting,andcorrectiveactionsdesignedtopreventrecurrence.Techniquesdiscussedaregeneralandcanbeappliedtoawiderangeofindustrialaccidents.Topicscoveredincludeinvestigationconcepts,thepitfallsofgovernmentintervention,legalaspects,multilineareventssequencing,andmanagementoversightandrisktree(MORT).ThereisnewmaterialontheelectronicandcomputerindustriesandonS-T-E-Paccidentinvestigation.Anewchapter,``AGenericApproachtoMishapInvestigation,''putstheentireprocessinperspective.