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All Risk is Subjective

June 16, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-impossible.html ), just as zero is impossible. Researchers at John Hopkins University found that it's impossible … [Read more...] about All Risk is Subjective

Filed Under: Due Diligence, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: 5 whys, AIHS BoK on Ethics, ALARP, icam, risk, subjective

Just Get to the Bottom of it

November 5, 2016 by Rob Sams 17 Comments

Just Get to the Bottom of it….. Republished by request.......... An incident occurs at work, the well entrenched procedures quickly kick into play - first aid provided, forms filled in, reports to management, find the cause (sometimes causes), change operating procedures (they must have been … [Read more...] about Just Get to the Bottom of it

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: 5 whys, incident investigation, root cause, root cause analysis, tools

Proprietary Systems for Root Cause Analysis

August 23, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

Proprietary Systems for Root Cause Analysis   Root cause analysis is probably one of the most neglected tools for incident investigation. How many times do you see corrective actions like: "I have counseled the employee to be more careful" or "oil spill was cleaned up". Proper root cause … [Read more...] about Proprietary Systems for Root Cause Analysis

Filed Under: Safety Software Tagged With: 5 whys, corrective actions, equipment failures, incident investigation, linkedin, oil spill, proprietary systems, quality issues, root cause analysis, root causes, safety incidents, Safety Software, sentinel events, software package, software tool, taproot

Free 5 Why PPT Presentation

May 26, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Free 5 Whys PPT Presentation This excellent 5 Whys root cause PowerPoint Presentation was sent to us by Tiaan V. It takes the audience through the basic philosophies of 5 Whys and provides trainer notes, worked examples, group exercises, flow charts and some useful tools. Thanks Tiaan – you can … [Read more...] about Free 5 Why PPT Presentation

Filed Under: Safety Training Tagged With: 5 whys, ppt presentation, root cause, Root Cause Analysis

Free Root Cause Mapping Template in Excel

May 26, 2013 by Barry Spud 2 Comments

Free Root Cause Mapping Template in Excel ThinkReliability have proven that Microsoft of Excel software is not only useful for for creating spread sheets, their free safety template proves that it's also an excellent tool for capturing and displaying each element of a thorough 5 whys or root cause … [Read more...] about Free Root Cause Mapping Template in Excel

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: 5 whys, root cause, root cause analysis, safety template, Safety Tools

5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

May 20, 2013 by Admin 5 Comments

5 Whys Root Cause Analysis 5 Whys Examples and Training Resources The 5-Why approach is thought to have been created by Sakichi Toyoda (1867 - 1930), the founder of Toyota, as a simple way to begin any investigation with the aim of determining the “root cause”. Can be used to solve any simple … [Read more...] about 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

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