St. John’s, Newfoundland, TapRooT® Advanced RCA, Mar. 3-7

Join a 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training Course in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Register today for the St. John’s Advanced RCA course.

Where you’ll be staying in St. John’s

Venue Information: Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
115 Cavendish Square
St.John’s, NF A1C 3K2

5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training

The 5-Day Training is for people who investigate low-to-medium risk incidents, precursor incidents and, perhaps, major incidents (serious injuries, fatalities, major facility upsets, fires and explosions, or significant environmental releases). The course covers the essential TapRooT® Techniques (SnapCharT®, Safeguards Analysis, the Root Cause Tree®, and the Corrective Action Helper®), and the optional tools (Change Analysis, CHAP, and Equifactor®) that are used in a complex investigation. The course covers advanced interviewing and information collection techniques and techniques to improve human performance. In addition, learn proactive use of the TapRooT® System. There are frequent exercises using the TapRooT® Software so that attendees leave with significant practice of the skills they will apply when they get back to work.

Day One (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

• Class Introductions and TapRooT® Introduction
• TapRooT® System Overview – What You’ll Be Learning
• SnapCharT^® Basics – Gathering Information
• SnapCharT® Exercise – Practice
• Causal Factors – Identifying the Errors
• Root Cause Tree® – Eliminating Blame
• Root Cause Tree® Exercise – On Your Own
• Corrective Actions – Developing Fixes
• Corrective Action Exercise

Day Two (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

• Software Tips
• Generic Causes – Systemic Problems
• Enhanced Corrective Actions
• Preparing for Your Investigation
• Collecting Information
• Interviewing
• Interviewing Exercise
• Interviewing Exercise (RCA)

Day Three (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

• Management System & Changing Behavior
• Equifactor®
• Human Engineering
• CHAP & Exercise
• Change Analysis
• Putting It All Together
• Improving Procedures
• Analyzing Training Problems
• Quality Control
• Work Direction & Exercise

Day Four (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

• Human Factors Jeopardy
• Proactive Improvement
• Auditing Using Safeguard Analysis
• Communications
• Water Hammer Exercise
• Grading Investigations
• Presenting to Management
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Start Final Exercise (SnapCharT^®)

Day Five (8:00 am to 1:00 pm)

• Final Exercise: Safeguards Analysis
• Final Exercise: Define Causal Factors
• Final Exercise: Find Root Causes
• Final Exercise: Find Generic Causes
• Final Exercise: Develop Fixes
• Final Exercise: Presentations

Course materials we provide:

1. TapRooT® Major Investigations Book
2. TapRooT® Essentials Book
3. Laminated TapRooT® Root Cause Tree®
4. TapRooT® Root Cause Tree® Dictionary
5. Course Workbook
6. Corrective Action Helper® Guide

Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive a certificate of completion and a 90-Day Subscription to TapRooT® Personal Software, our dynamic online software that guides you through the TapRooT® process with ease and efficiency.