Physical, Human, and Latent Causes

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

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

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

	Lack of maintenance.
	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.
	Wife did not clear grass clippings off of a critical drain after she noticed the problem.
	The designer of the drain system is incompetant.
	The husband does not take time to clean-up after himself.

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

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

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

	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.
	I do not structure my time very well.
	I did not clean the grass clippings myself
	We don't talk to each other very much.

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

	We bought horses. You cannot always keep them contained.
	The horse escaped.
	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.

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

	The neighbors should have called us to tell us they saw the loose horses.
	The horse walked through a gap in the fence.
	Our son likes to ride horses.
	The husband let the horses into the field before completing the fence.
	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.

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

	I love my wife.
	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 do something about this.
	We tend to like having lots of things, without taking the time to maintain them.
	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 tend to let my children lead their own lives too much, rather than asking them to help with things around the home.
	My sons could have helped me, but they were too busy with soccer.
	My wife should do more around here.
	I tend to "almost" finish things but never really complete them.
	I love horses.
	I hate horses. I don't care what happens to them.

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

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

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

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

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.
	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.
	My wife never listens to me.
	I'll never by another Jeep!
	My husband 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.
	I did not change the radiator cap even though I knew it was defective.
	I do not wait for the right time to tell my husband about home problems.
	I depend on my husband to take care of some problems that I could take care of myself.
	She thinks I don't know anything!
	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.
	Water got through the roof somehow.
	The people that installed the shingles did a bad job.
	It rained.
	People should not mount their antennaes on their roofs!
	My husband thinks he knows what he's doing, but he doesn't.

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

	It's no-one's fault. We learn by making mistakes.
	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).
	The manufacturer of the antennae made a faulty antennae.
	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.
	My husband thinks too highly of himself.
	We do not reinforce amongst ourselves the need to always follow instructions when using new equipment.
	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.
	The roof is too flat. It's too prone to leaking.

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