Certificate in Root Cause Failure Analysis

The course covers the fundamentals of RCFA – where did it come from, and how does it fit with other aspects of Maintenance and Reliability. Delegates will explore the advantages and disadvantages; learn when to use the technique and when not to use it. The core of the course is about dealing with how RCFA actually works, what are the prerequisites on which to build the success and how to increase the probability of success. Delegates will cover the RCFA process in all aspects – focusing on the practical application of the techniques. Delegates will also learn how to successfully implement RCFA in a business; what to do if the analysis does not seem to work and there is a repeat failure; how to keep their knowledge up-to-date by integrating feedback related to the latest equipment and process information.

Course Overview:

• Use and application of RCFA to equipment and other forms of failure
• Advantages and disadvantages of RCFA
• Comparison to other forms of analysis such as Fault Tree, Cause and Effect
• A rigorous definition of the problem plus the preliminary assessment
• Data gathering – a critical step in capturing the knowledge on which the RCFA is based
• The analysis process – including exercises using fishbone and other techniques’
• Categories of equipment failure
• Selecting the right remedy and relating it to the alternative maintenance work tactics
• Understanding work tactics
• Evaluating the costs and benefits of the remedies and tactics
• Preparation and content of the final report and recommendations

Who Should Attend?

• Reliability analysts and engineers, planners, schedulers and their supervisors and managers
• Engineers, inspectors, maintenance project specialists involved in failure analysis, failure prevention, preventive maintenance, planning and scheduling
• Senior technicians wishing to understand failure analysis and preventive maintenance
• Technical supervisors and managers responsible for delivery and quality of maintenance

Benefits Of Attending:

• Determine how Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) gets to the bottom of expensive failures and apply RCFA in the workplace to reduce the cost of maintenance and the cost of failure
• Practice the techniques that make the application of RCFA significantly easier
• Understand how to keep the knowledge from going stale so the quality of the analysis and the results continue to pay dividends