Causality

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Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented.

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3: Fukushima

What went wrong with Fukushima 1 Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: List of Nuclear Power Stations Nuclear Reactor Water for Power Plant Cooling Why Fukushima Was Preventable Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster 2011 Toøhoku Earthquake and Tsunami Soøma, Fukushima Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant S.C.R.A.M. Chicago Pile-1 Zirconium Alloy Review of the Oxidation Rate of Zirconium Alloys IAEA Warned Japan Over Nuclear Quake Risk Timeline for the...

Nov 13, 2015•45 min

2: Don't Roll On Me

Roll cages in cars are supposed to improve safety but do they actually cause the problem they're trying to protect you from? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: Rollover A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROPENSITY THAT COMBINES STABILITY FACTOR AND HANDLING METRICS (PDF) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Center of Mass CDC Mining Risks Traffic Safety Facts: Pedestrians U.S Census Bureau Population Estimates...

Oct 30, 2015•25 min

1: BP Texas City

The BP Texas City Oil Refinery disaster in 2005 shocked the world. With many safe-guards in place and lost-time injury rates so low, how could so many people be killed in a wholly preventable disaster? With John Chidgey. Links of potential interest: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board Texas City Refinery Explosion Isomerization Human Factors Influencing The Texas City Incident (PDF) (Archive.org) Lessons from Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory and Accidents Recur Diesel Engine Runaway BP Comp...

Oct 16, 2015•35 min

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Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. With John Chidgey. Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. This is Causality and I’m John Chidgey. An electrical engineer by degree, Chartered Professional Engineer in Electrical, Information, Telecommunicati...

Sep 15, 2015•1 min

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