Indian Railways will use Japanese tools and methods to upgrade accident enquiry process

The Railways has decided to upgrade its accident enquiry process by introducing industry-standard cause and effect analysis techniques like Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams and other such tools developed by Japan. An order issued Wednesday by the Railway Board said the Fishbone technique and other tools like the 5-why analysis would lead to better determination of the root-cause and, thereby, minimising the chances of recurrence.