Approved 9/27/99 REQUIREMENT (20)-(22) Cause. This must be thoroughly addressed as the information becomes available. Enter the cause(s) that best describes the apparent root, direct and contributing cause(s), if applicable. Only one direct and root cause may be entered, but up to three contributing causes may be entered. In the final evaluation of a reportable occurrence, there must be complete consideration of the cause, including contributory factors, with analysis to show what cause was root to the occurrence and what causes were only contributory. In conducting evaluations of the occurrence to determine the root cause, the critiques and analyses described in DOE-NE-STD-1004-92 should be used. The possible entries are the same for all three cause fields. The direct, contributing, and root causes of reportable occurrences are classified into eight broad categories and various subcategories. The eight categories of causes and their associated subcategories are as follows: INTERPRETATION When do Cause Codes need to be identified for non-final Roll-Up Reports? Insertion of Cause Codes are not specifically required until the Final Report is submitted. Intent: Since occurrences are only allowed to be rolled-up when they are expected to have the same root cause code, and the same or similar direct and contributing cause codes, those codes should be identified in the Update Report identifying the second occurrence. |
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