Physical, Human, and Latent Causes

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

	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.
	Husband is not careful.
	Wife left the basement door open.
	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.
	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 drain water out of outside faucet line before winter.
	Lack of maintenance.
	The husband does not take time to clean-up after himself.
	Husband did not clear grass clippings off of a critical drain after mowing the lawn.

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

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

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

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

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

	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.
	A gap existed in the fence. The horses found the gap, and walked out.
	A horse pushed-up against an old, corroded fence and it broke.
	The horse escaped.
	We bought horses. You cannot always keep them contained.

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

	Our son likes to ride horses.
	The husband did not replace corroded and weakened fence.
	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.
	The husband let the horses into the field before completing the fence.
	The neighbors should have called us to tell us they saw the loose horses.

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

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

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

	I love horses.
	I hate horses. I don't care what happens to them.
	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.
	My wife should do more around here.
	My sons could have helped me, but they were too busy with soccer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	I do not take enough responsibility for my cars.
	She thinks I don't know anything!
	I did not change the radiator cap even though I knew it was defective.
	I depend on my husband to take care of some problems that I could take care of myself.
	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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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.
	I am too busy.
	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%.
	My wife is a nag.