223: Internal Sabotage or Criminal Activity*

Node Internal Sabotage or Criminal Activity*

*This node is for descriptive purposes only. Code only to Personnel Performance; Individual Issue (##213).

Definition/Typical Issues

Was the problem caused by sabotage or criminal activity performed by facility (company or contractor) personnel?

Note 1: External Sabotage and Other Criminal Activity (#17) addresses these issues when external personnel are involved.

Note 2: The Personnel Performance Issue; Individual Issue (#213) node should only be used when the problem is isolated to one individual. If other personnel have difficulty performing the same task under similar circumstances, then other portions of the Root Cause Map™ should be used to code the issue.

Note 3: There should be management systems in place to detect and correct most (if not all) individual performance issues BEFORE an incident occurs. Therefore, the failure or absence of the management systems should be coded as well.

Note 4: Consider coding under the Personnel Hiring Issue (#209) node because there should be management controls to ensure that employees possess the required job capabilities prior to being hired. Also consider coding under the Supervision During Work Issue (#192) or Detection of Individual Performance Issue (#212) nodes because supervision should detect this problem.

Note 5: Code as Personnel Performance Issue; Individual Issue (#213) only. The 10 nodes beneath Individual Issue (#213) are included to provide the investigator with an understanding of the types of problems that might be categorized as Personnel Performance Issue; Individual Issue (#213). However, the investigator should NOT include these cause nodes in the investigation report.

Examples

Example 1

  • A mechanic intentionally damaged a lathe. He was disgruntled about being placed into a new assignment.

    Note: Issues with problem detection should also be addressed to determine whether the organization could have prevented or mitigated the damage.

Example 2

  • Two workers were arguing about a college football game when they started fighting. Both workers were injured and had to be transported to the hospital.

Example 3

  • A chemistry technician was making illegal drugs with some of the materials found in the lab. He was selling them to other personnel in the plant.

Typical Recommendations

  • Criminal activity should be referred to law enforcement personnel.
  • Disciplinary policies should be used to reinforce compliance with company rules and policies:
    • Discipline should be fair, impartial, prestated, sure, and swift
    • Enforcement needs to be consistent

Cross-References 

Version 10 Element(s)
Node ID Node Name
12 Sabotage/Horseplay

 

RBPS Element(s)
Process Safety Culture

 

Maritime Element(s)
Node ID Node Name
16 Sabotage/Terrorism/War
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