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Root Cause Analysis Training

ABS Consulting offers a number of different root cause analysis and incident investigation training options to address your specific needs.

Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigation - 3-days
In this 3-day course, you will learn the powerful tools and techniques that are part of the SOURCET (Seeking Out the Underlying Root Causes of Events) methodology. The SOURCE methodology is based on tools commonly used throughout industry for incident investigation. ABS Consulting's unique application of these common tools will guide your investigation, making each investigation efficient and effective.

Root Cause Analysis for Supervisors - 1½-days
This 1½-day version of our popular Root Cause Analysis course is designed for personnel performing investigations of simple incidents. The focus of the course is identifying causal factors, root causes, and recommendations for human performance problems and equipment issues.

Advanced Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigation - 4½ days
This 4½ day course is an advanced version of our 3-day course. In addition to all the topics covered in our 3-day course, you will participate in additional workshops related to: causal factor charting; cause and effect trees; interviewing; physical data analysis plans; near miss definitions and reporting; trending; and metrics.

Maritime Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigation - 2 days
This course is a special adaptation of our root cause analysis (RCA) and incident investigation techniques for the maritime industry. This course was developed in partnership with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and uses their Guidance Notes on the Investigation of Marine Incidents as a reference. We have modified the terminology, examples, and workshops to address the specific issues associated with maritime applications.

 

Download the SOURCE Investigator's Toolkit and Excel templates.
Used in conjunction with our SOURCE methodology and our training course, these FREE tools will help you perform efficient and effective analyses.

Download a FREE Root Cause Analysis for Beginners article. This article from the July 2004 issue of Quality Progress ,
published by the American Society for Quality, was written by James Rooney and Lee Vanden Heuvel of ABS Consulting.

Purchase the Root Cause Analysis Handbook directly from our publisher.
A companion to the SOURCE technique and Root Cause Map.