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domino theory of accident causation: a standalone construct

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Safety science

model in which an injury results from a chain of five factors, ancestry, fault of person, unsafe act or condition, accident and injury, so removing one link prevents it.

In safety science, domino theory of accident causation refers to model in which an injury results from a chain of five factors, ancestry, fault of person, unsafe act or condition, accident and injury, so removing one link prevents it. This meaning comes from Heinrich (1931) in Industrial Accident Prevention.[1]

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accident3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs causation6 fields · 15 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs chain3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Heinrich, H. W. (1931). Industrial Accident Prevention. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070280618

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