- Accident Investigation Program - Overview of the process used by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Provides procedures, workbooks, and guidelines. Some information not available outside DOE.
- Causal Systems and Why-Because Analysis - Descriptions of the subject methods, which are based on a formal notion of causality, formal semantics, and logic. Related papers and software tools are provided. By Prof. Peter Ladkin, University of Bielefeld.
- Events and Causal Factors Analysis - Detailed guidance on the widely-used Event and Causal Factor method for performing incident investigations. Provides charting symbol standards and tips for using the method. US Dept. of Energy material. [PDF]
- Fault Tree Analysis and Probabilistic Risk Assessment - Resource site for fault tree analysis. Features tutorials and a large library of papers relevant to risk assessment, system safety, and event analysis.
- Guidance Document - Detailed guidelines for incident investigation. Method descriptions, worksheets, flowcharts, and guidance on applicability. Published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1992 as Technical Standard DOE-NE-STD-1004-92. [PDF]
- Handbook of Accident and Incident Reporting - Includes and detailed handbook (over 1000 pages in PDF) by Chris Johnson, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.
- Investigators Manual - Detailed accident investigation manual from the Marine Accident Investigator's International Forum. Includes eight chapters and several appendices in PDF format.
- Literature Review - Broad review of investigation and analysis methods dating back to 1973. Published in 2001 by the UK Health and Safety Executive. [PDF]
- Multilinear Events Sequencing - Set of ten guides for performing incident investigations using Multilinear Events Sequencing. Provides guidance on all phases of investigation. Provided as Shareware for personal use.
- NRI Downloads Page - Risk management tools and resources available for free download from the Noordwijk Risk Initiative Foundation website. Offers detailed procedures for a number of root cause investigation methods.
- RCA Tools - Root cause analysis tool descriptions, including theory and application notes.
- System Safety and Software Safety Research - Reports and papers related to an accident investigation methodology based on systems theory, STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Modeling and Processes). By Dr. Nancy Leveson of MIT.
- Systems Failure Analysis - Article demonstrating the use of fault tree analysis in cause determination and corrective action development.
