Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Designed for:

• Reliability engineers and problem‑solving teams
• Operations and maintenance supervisors
• HSE and quality professionals

No formal prerequisites. Familiarity with plant incidents and equipment failures is useful.

RCA Fundamentals & Triggers

• Incident types and thresholds
• Scope, charter, and team roles
• Evidence preservation and bias control
• Problem statements and hypotheses

Techniques & Tools

• 5 Whys and cause‑and‑effect diagrams
• Fault tree and event tree analysis
• Timeline and barrier analysis
• Data collection and interviews

Analysis & Verification

• Converging on likely causes
• Testing hypotheses and corroborating evidence
• Quantifying risk and consequence
• Drafting interim findings

Actions & Implementation

• Corrective and preventive action design
• Human‑factor and system fixes
• Prioritization and ownership
• Change management considerations

Reporting & Learning

• Writing concise, visual reports
• Communicating findings to stakeholders
• Tracking closure and effectiveness
• Lessons learned and knowledge base