As the second chapter of an accident analysis devoted to industrial automation within the ARIA base, this study presentes the main lessons drawn from a detailed analysis of 325 accidents of remote operated plant found in the base. These lessons and recommendations are intended to build awareness among safety professionals working at industrial facilities.

The study has revealed that flaws in the remote operated processes, responsible for initiating or exacerbating an accident, are for the most part directly ascribable to human errors tied to organisational root causes.

Published in june 2014