unsafe acts (behavior) and/or unsafe condition comprise indirect causes of accidents and/or incidents. These indirect causes can inflict injury, property damage, or equipment. They allow the energy and/or hazardous material to be released. Unsafe acts can lead to unsafe conditions and vice versa. (. When basic causes are eliminated, unsafe acts/ unsafe conditions may not occur. For example: Millie Samuels used a broken ladder beeause no unbroken ladder existed on the jobsite. )In Millie's case,theAccidents, thus, have many causes. Basic (root causes lead to unsafe acts and unsafe conditions (indirect causes ) Indirect causes may result in a release of energy and/or hazardous material direct causes). The direct cause may allow for contact, resulting in personal injury and/ or property damage and/or equipment failure(accident).