Comparing a multi-linear (STEP) and systemic (FRAM) method for accident analysis
(2010) In Reliability Engineering and System Safety 95(12). p.1269-1275- Abstract
- Accident models and analysis methods affect what accident investigators look for, which contributory factors are found, and which recommendations are issued. This paper contrasts the Sequentially Timed Events Plotting (STEP) method and the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) for accident analysis and modelling. The main issue addressed in this paper is the comparison of the established multilinear method STEP with the new systemic method FRAM and which new insights the latter provides for accident analysis in comparison to the former established multilinear method. Since STEP and FRAM are based on a different understandings of the nature of accidents, the comparison of the methods focuses on what we can learn from both methods,... (More)
- Accident models and analysis methods affect what accident investigators look for, which contributory factors are found, and which recommendations are issued. This paper contrasts the Sequentially Timed Events Plotting (STEP) method and the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) for accident analysis and modelling. The main issue addressed in this paper is the comparison of the established multilinear method STEP with the new systemic method FRAM and which new insights the latter provides for accident analysis in comparison to the former established multilinear method. Since STEP and FRAM are based on a different understandings of the nature of accidents, the comparison of the methods focuses on what we can learn from both methods, how, when, and why to apply them. The main finding is that STEP helps to illustrate what happened, involving which actors at what time, whereas FRAM illustrates the dynamic interactions within sociotechnical systems and lets the analyst understand the how and why by describing nonlinear dependencies, performance conditions, variability, and their resonance across functions. (Less)
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- Herrera, I.A. and Woltjer, R. LU
- publishing date
- 2010
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- performance variability, systemic models, non-linear models, functional resonance, accident analysis, accident modelling
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- Reliability Engineering and System Safety
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- 95
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- 12
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- 7 pages
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- Elsevier
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- scopus:77957138737
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- 0951-8320
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ress.2010.06.003
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- English
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