Título Systems thinking applied to real-world accident investigation: A case study comparing findings from AcciMap and Fault Tree Analysis
Tipo Artigo em Conferência
Abstract This paper aims to compare the AcciMap and Fault Tree Analysis methods, highlighting the contributions of both approaches from findings of a real-world accident investigation in the oil and gas industry. The AcciMap method was chosen as a contrast to traditional methods in accident investigation because it analyses events at different organizational and social levels. The methodology was divided in three phases: (a) data collection, comprising documentary analysis and fieldwork towards both methods; (b) data modelling, the construction of FTA and AcciMap diagrams, as well as identification of findings; and (c) data analysis, comprising a comparison and discussion regarding findings from both methods. Findings show that the Tault Tree Analysis focuses on human failures or errors isolated or factors proximal in space or/and time. On the other hand, the AcciMap represented the event’s direct and indirect causes through a structured diagram that connected the factors from the external to the operational level. This approach provided insights into how comprehension of local rationality and interaction/combination of factors shape the accident’s context. Consequently, it helped us recognize the elements influencing human performance and its variability.
Ano 2025
Evento Joint 11th Biennial Symposium of the Resilience Engineering Association and 14th Annual Resilient Health Care Society Meeting
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18343959

 

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