4 Safety Analysis Methods
4.1 Introduction
Although the problem of safety has been around for a long time, the development of safety analysis methods is relatively new. Some of these methods were specifically developed for application in the area of safety and the others for application in different areas. Some examples of these methods are failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and quality control charts. FTA and FMEA were developed for application in reliability areas and the quality control charts for use in quality control work. Nonetheless, the main objective of all these safety analysis methods is to stop the occurrence of accidents and hazards.
As the effectiveness of these ...
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