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shil · 21st October 2006, 15:41

HI ,
Came across this in an unrelated search, thougth it might be of intrest to the members. Especially home builders.This is the abstract only.

Shil

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Underwater Technology Vol 26 No 3
Winter 2005

The use of fault tree analysis to visualise the importance of human factors for safe diving with closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR)
S Tetlow and S Jenkins
Abstract: Closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR) have been used for many years in military diving but have only recently been adopted by technical leisure divers, media and scientific divers. Rebreather divers appreciate the value of training, pre-dive checks and equipment maintenance, but it is often difficult to visualise just how important these factors are and how they inter-relate for a rebreather. In this paper, the well-known technique of fault tree analysis (FTA) is used to identify risk in a rebreather. Due to space constraints, only the branch of the tree for unconsciousness as a result of hyperoxia is considered in detail but, in common with the whole tree, end events are shown to be human-factor related. The importance of training to the emergency situation, the use of formal pre-dive checklists and the value of good design to prevent accident escalation are discussed further.

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shil New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: India Posts: 29	Intresting article in Underwater Technology HI , Came across this in an unrelated search, thougth it might be of intrest to the members. Especially home builders.This is the abstract only. *Shil* *----------* Underwater Technology Vol 26 No 3 Winter 2005 The use of fault tree analysis to visualise the importance of human factors for safe diving with closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR) S Tetlow and S Jenkins Abstract: Closed-circuit rebreathers (CCR) have been used for many years in military diving but have only recently been adopted by technical leisure divers, media and scientific divers. Rebreather divers appreciate the value of training, pre-dive checks and equipment maintenance, but it is often difficult to visualise just how important these factors are and how they inter-relate for a rebreather. In this paper, the well-known technique of fault tree analysis (FTA) is used to identify risk in a rebreather. Due to space constraints, only the branch of the tree for unconsciousness as a result of hyperoxia is considered in detail but, in common with the whole tree, end events are shown to be human-factor related. The importance of training to the emergency situation, the use of formal pre-dive checklists and the value of good design to prevent accident escalation are discussed further.
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