ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS
13 - 14 AUGUST 2026
COURSE INTRODUCTION
This programme provides a structured approach to investigating equipment failures and preventing recurrence. Participants learn to preserve evidence, define what failed, analyse contributing causes, distinguish failure types, identify root causes and develop corrective actions that move maintenance teams beyond repeated reactive repair. Practical examples and guided discussion help participants connect the subject to decisions and challenges in their own workplace.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
- Preserve evidence and establish clearly what happened and what failed.
- Distinguish symptoms, contributing factors, failure mechanisms and root causes.
- Classify human, procedural, machine and system-related failure modes.
- Use structured analysis tools to validate cause-and-effect relationships.
- Develop permanent corrective actions that address verified root causes.
- Move from reactive investigation toward proactive failure prevention.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This programme is suitable for maintenance and reliability engineers, technicians, supervisors, equipment owners and operations personnel responsible for investigating failures and preventing recurrence.
COURSE CONTENT
- Root-cause analysis purpose, preparation and evidence preservation
- Failure definition, symptoms, effects and initial evidence
- Cause-and-effect analysis and failure-mechanism identification
- Human, procedural, machine and system-related failure types
- Root-cause validation and common analytical pitfalls
- Permanent corrective actions and recurrence prevention
- PDCA, Kaizen and proactive-maintenance transition
