title: The underlying causes of accidents.
abstract: Many theories about the causation of accidents have developed over years, some of which are very complex. Often, multiple causes can be identified. Often, too, it is tempting to deal with the most obvious ones and ignore the others, which may be more difficult to address. Using a fairly straightforward approach, the causes of accidents can be divided in two main types, 'immediate' or 'primary', and 'indirect' or 'secondary'.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015984:Causality; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012449:Safety; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology