Performing a Root Cause Analysis

When process issues arise, determine the root cause and identify corrective and/or preventative action. 

Finding and fixing process challenges or errors in your safety protocols takes a team approach and a good charting system to track details. Here’s a good outline to get you started down the right path of conducting a thorough Root Cause Analysis (RCA). It includes important guidelines to follow and provides helpful examples to help your processing facility adopt a step-wise plan.