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Research draft

trouble

vr.tr.trouble-event · ACT.EVT

an event causing distress or pain

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle accidents and mishaps as events by what happened, harm, first aid, reporting and prevention.

An event causing distress or pain, such as an accident, fall, spill, tumble or mishap; in everyday speech also a difficulty or problem.

What it is for: Describing unplanned harmful events so they can be responded to and prevented.

It can be give first aid and call for help; report accidents where required; investigate causes; prevent recurrence.

Distinguishing features

Unplanned harmful event

Causes distress or injury

Often preventable

Some must be reported by law

What it looks like

Falls, spills, collisions and other mishaps.

How it is recognised

Accidents and falls

Near misses

Trouble as a general difficulty is a broader sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

event

can cause - harm

injury

is investigated by - method

root cause analysis

is prevented by - prevention

safety measures

In practice

Families and kinds

falls and trips

spills

collisions

workplace accidents

near misses

Standards and regulation

Workplace accident reporting rules

First aid regulations

ISO 45001

Failure modes and hazards

Delayed first aid

Unreported accidents

Blaming individuals for system causes

Analytical facets

substance
activity
origin
conceptual
agency
inert
mobility
not-applicable
scale
not-applicable
affordances
observable

Also called

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Where this came from

oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Response Immediate help.

Help comes first.

First aid

Care.

First aid

First aid.

  1. Is anyone hurt, and should emergency services be called now? boundary
  2. What first aid is appropriate while waiting? action

Scene

Safety.

Scene

Scene safety.

  1. Is the scene safe for helpers? boundary
  2. How can further harm be prevented? action
Event What happened.

Facts matter.

Description

Facts.

Description

Description.

  1. What happened, where and when? provenance
  2. Who was involved? provenance

Harm

Injury and damage.

Harm

Harm.

  1. What injuries or damage resulted? measurement
  2. How severe? measurement
Reporting Records.

Some accidents must be reported.

Duty

Legal reporting.

Duty

Reporting duty.

  1. Must this accident be reported, and to whom? boundary
  2. Within what time? measurement

Insurance

Claims.

Insurance

Insurance.

  1. Should the insurer be informed? action
  2. What evidence is needed? definition
Prevention Learning.

Accidents teach lessons.

Causes

Analysis.

Causes

Causes.

  1. What caused the event, including system factors? provenance
  2. Was it investigated? provenance

Measures

Changes.

Measures

Preventive measures.

  1. What changes would prevent recurrence? action
  2. Who is responsible for them? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should accident types be separate entries?
  • How should reporting rules be localised?
  • How should near misses be recorded?