COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Process Safety Root Cause Analysis (RCA). It covers the importance of process safety in oil and gas and the difference between RCA and troubleshooting; the difference between proactive and reactive problem-solving approaches; the relationship between safety, reliability, and operational efficiency; the incident investigation framework and regulatory compliance; and gathering initial incident data and developing problem statements for effective analysis. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the types of failures and their initial symptoms; the fishbone diagram (Ishikawa), 5-Whys methodology, fault tree analysis (FTA), failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and timeline analysis as a sequencing method; the systematic approach to data collection; the effective interviews and witness statements;  the process flow diagrams for RCA, key process deviations and sequencing events for accurate analysis; the fault tree analysis (FTA) and failure mode analysis (FMEA); and the statistical and trend analysis for root cause identification. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the 5-Whys and the role of human factors in process failures; the barrier analysis and system defenses including advanced causal analysis techniques; the effective corrective actions,  sustainable preventive measures and change management in process safety improvements; the key performance indicators (KPIs) for RCA; the RCA methodologies, corrective actions, reporting findings and presenting solutions; and creating a compelling incident investigation report and avoiding common pitfalls in RCA reporting.