Causal Codes Technical Refers to physical items such as equipment, physical installations, software, materials, labels and forms.
Latent Errors Errors that result from underlying system failures
TEX |
External |
Technical failures beyond the control and responsibility of the investigating organization. |
TD |
Design |
Inadequate design by of equipment, software or materials. Can include the design of workspace, software packages, blood drive set-up, forms and label design. |
TC |
Construction |
Correct designs that were not constructed properly. Examples include incorrect set-up of blood drives and installation of equipment in an inaccessible area. |
TM |
Materials |
Material defects found. Examples could be the weld seams on blood bags, defects in label adhesive, or ink smears on pre-printed labels or forms. |
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