is a technique to illustrate or quantify the various events that may follow from one initiating event. [10]
A method of exploring the development or escalation of an accident, a
failure or an unwanted event using a diagram which, commencing
with the initiating event, branches at each point of influence of a
controlling or mitigating measure until the final outcomes are
identified. The probability (or frequency) of success of these
measures is indicated allowing for the evaluation of the likelihood of
each consequence. [12]
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10. ARF Document The exact reference is not provided.
12. MSC/Circ.1023-MEPC/Circ.392 Formal Safety Assessment
