RCA Article Guide
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Systems Thinking, Complexity, and Root Cause
I’m getting so very tired of safety/accident researchers claiming that root cause analysis is an invalid, blame-focused practice that ignores systems and complexity. Most root...
Evaluating the Quality of a Root Cause Analysis
The quality of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) should be evaluated many times over its lifecycle (i.e., from initial problem or...
RCA Resources
Here’s a comprehensive list of verified links to freely-available Root Cause Analysis resources all across the web.
Root Cause
A root cause, at the most basic level, is a fundamental reason for the occurrence of a problem or event. The appellation “root” is meant...
Barrier
A barrier is a construct intended to protect a target from a force or agent that could affect it in a manner that is...
Recent Changes
Recent changes to this Root Cause Analysis wiki are logged below. 2014-10-04 :: topic pages Barrier and Root Cause created 2014-10-02 :: topic pages Event...
Problem
In the practice of Root Cause Analysis, a problem is a state that occurs when there is an apparently uncorrectable mismatch between what exists...
Necessary and Sufficient
Causes and Causal Factors can usually be characterized as having two distinct but related qualities, termed Necessary and Sufficient. Necessary: If x is required...
Causal Factor
A causal factor is a condition or action that did (or can) affect an entity by causing, contributing, influencing, or permitting a change to that...