HSE & Safety · HSE-109

Root Cause Analysis

Structure event analysis to move beyond the immediate error, understand technical, organizational and human factors and define sustainable actions.

Duration · 150 minLevel · ProfessionalLanguages · EN · ES · FR

Training objectives

  • Distinguish immediate causes, contributing factors and systemic causes.
  • Build a factual timeline.
  • Use 5 Why without oversimplification.
  • Analyze controls and organizational conditions.
  • Define actions aligned with identified causes.
Course programme

4 Modules

150 min
1
Build a reliable timeline
Start with facts before searching for causes.
38 min
2
Distinguish causes and contributing factors
Avoid reducing the event to human error.
38 min
3
Use 5 Why with discipline
Dig deeper without forcing an artificial causal chain.
38 min
4
Define actions aligned with causes
Move from analysis to sustainable risk reduction.
38 min
Assessment

Quiz + final evaluation

Certificate

PDF with verification QR

Your learning path

Secure access, guided progression, module validation, quiz, evaluation and certificate.

Prerequisites

  • Recommended: HSE-108 or basic incident-reporting experience. Methodology training; internal investigation processes remain applicable.