Physical, Human, and Latent Causes

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Water entered our basement. Some possible examples of Physical Causes are:

	Husband is not careful.
	The homeownders are lazy and do not address their problems in a timely matter.
	Grass clippings clogged a critical drain during a heavy rain. Since the drain didn't work, water overflowed into the basement.
	Wife left the basement door open.
	The water inside a water pipe froze during cold weather. The water expanded and ruptured the pipe, which allowed water to escape into the basement.
	A severe, blowing rain splattered against a leaking basement window.

Water entered our basement: Some possible examples of Human Causes are:

	Wife did not clear grass clippings off of a critical drain after she noticed the problem.
	The designer of the drain system is incompetant.
	Husband did not clear grass clippings off of a critical drain after mowing the lawn.
	Husband did not drain water out of outside faucet line before winter.
	Lack of maintenance.
	The husband does not take time to clean-up after himself.

Water entered our basement: Some possible examples of Organizational Latent Causes are:

	We have roles that are too rigid, and don't help each other because of it.
	The designer put the drain in the wrong place.
	My husband is an idiot.
	We do not pay attention to small things.
	My wife is a nag.
	We talk about things that need to be done when we are pre-occupied with other things.

Water entered our basement: Some possible examples of Personal Latent Causes are:

	I do not structure my time very well.
	I tend to blame others too often.
	I did not pay attention to the grass clippings.
	I did not clean the grass clippings myself
	I do not pay enough attention to small things.
	We don't talk to each other very much.

Two horses got out of our fenced area. Some possible examples of Physical Causes are:

	A horse pushed-up against an old, corroded fence and it broke.
	A gap existed in the fence. The horses found the gap, and walked out.
	The horse escaped.
	We bought horses. You cannot always keep them contained.
	A mound exsited within 3 feet of the fence. The horse stood on the mound and jumped over the fence.
	My wife let the horses out of the barn and forgot to close the gated fence.

Two horses got out of our fenced area. Some possible examples of Human Causes are:

	The husband let the horses into the field before completing the fence.
	Our son likes to ride horses.
	The husband did not replace corroded and weakened fence.
	The neighbors should have called us to tell us they saw the loose horses.
	The wife let the horses out of the barn without checking with the husband to see if he finished the fence.
	The horse walked through a gap in the fence.

Two horses got out of our fenced area. Some possible examples of Organizational Latent Causes are:

	We tend to like having lots of things, without taking the time to maintain them.
	We feel that "life does not come without risks," and so we tend to take unnecessary chances.
	We do not communicate amongst ourselves about the home-related tasks we are doing.
	We need to purhcase news horses that cannot jump so high.
	I love my wife.
	We need to do something about this.

Two horses got out of our fenced area. Some possible examples of Personal Latent Causes are:

	I hate horses. I don't care what happens to them.
	My sons could have helped me, but they were too busy with soccer.
	My wife should do more around here.
	I love horses.
	I tend to "almost" finish things but never really complete them.
	I tend to let my children lead their own lives too much, rather than asking them to help with things around the home.

The water pump on my car stopped pumping water. Some possible examples of Physical Causes are:

	My girlfriend drove the car even when the hot water light was on.
	The water pump's drive-belt broke due to age.
	The water in the cooling system graducally leaked-out through a worn bearing on the water pump.
	The manufacturer makes bad water pumps.
	There was not enough water in the cooling system. It had evaporated through a defective radiator cap.
	It's my husband's fault. He doens't know how to repair things.

The water pump on my car stopped pumping water. Some possible examples of Human Causes are:

	Husband did not check the water level in the radiator.
	Everyone knows that water pumps will eventially fail.
	The hot water light did not light-up when the water became hot.
	Mechanic has too many things to do.
	Wife did not check the water level in the radiator.
	Mechanic did not change the water pump belt.

The water pump on my car stopped pumping water. Some possible examples of Organizational Latent Causes are:

	My husband never listens to me.
	The mechanic should have told us about the worn belt!
	We do not have an effective way of communicating problems we encounter so that they will be addressed.
	We tend to blame each other for things that go wrong rather than taking personal responsibility.
	My wife never listens to me.
	I'll never by another Jeep!

The water pump on my car stopped pumping water. Some possible examples of Personal Latent Causes are:

	I do not wait for the right time to tell my husband about home problems.
	I should have taken the car to get fixed when I notice it leaking water.
	I do not take enough responsibility for my cars.
	She thinks I don't know anything!
	I depend on my husband to take care of some problems that I could take care of myself.
	I did not change the radiator cap even though I knew it was defective.

My roof leaked! Some possible examples of Physical Causes of the leak were:

	People should not mount their antennaes on their roofs!
	Water got through the roof somehow.
	The people that installed the shingles did a bad job.
	My husband thinks he knows what he's doing, but he doesn't.
	It rained.
	Water passed through a deteriorated rubber gasket on a recently mounted roof antennae.

My roof leaked! Some possible examples of Human Causes of the leak were:

	Wind damage.
	Wife told the husband not to install the antennae on the roof, but he did it anyway.
	It's no-one's fault. We learn by making mistakes.
	A squirrel made hole in the roof vent.
	The manufacturer of the antennae made a faulty antennae.
	Husband installed the antennae without using flashing (as suggested in installation guide).

My roof leaked! Some possible examples of Organiationl Latent Causes of the leak were:

	We do not reinforce amongst ourselves the need to always follow instructions when using new equipment.
	This was an accident waiting to happen. I knew there would be a problem.
	My husband thinks too highly of himself.
	The roof is too flat. It's too prone to leaking.
	My wife does not think too hghly of my maintenance skills.
	We have no cable TV in our area, so we have to have antennaes.

My roof leaked! Some possible examples of Personal Latent Causes of the leak were:

	I tend to take shortcuts, even when I know better.
	I use the 80/20 rule when doing most jobs. I usually do not go to 100%.
	I do not resist my husband when he tries to do things where he lacks experience.
	My husband needs to spend more time at home.
	My wife is a nag.
	I am too busy.