Title: Describe the three types of accidents.
Course: Engineering Studies (21002) > Section: Practicing Engineering Fundamentals

Description should include accidents that are

- procedural—stemming from not following the prescribed procedure or from following an incorrect procedure
- engineered—stemming from design flaws
- systemic—stemming from flaws or failures in any system component.

Accidents might also be categorized as any combination of the three.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would one prevent a procedural accident? What should be in place to prevent a procedural accident?
- What were the problems with some famous engineering failures (e.g., Challenger and Columbia space shuttles, Hubble Space Telescope, Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear power plants)?
- How could these accidents have been avoided?