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		<title>Developing a Root Cause Analysis Work Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a  valuable tool for reliability  improvement in manufacturing and production  operations. Yet, most  efforts to implement an RCA program fail to achieve  meaningful results despite significant investments in employee training. What  needs to be  done to assure that RCA becomes a functional work process in organizations?]]></description>
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		<title>How to Conduct Effective Root Cause Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[5 Why?]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fishbone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ultimate goal of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is to eliminate the  actual cause   of the problem. If a corrective action, or a series of  actions, is implemented   and eliminates the cause – thereby eliminating  the possibility of recurrence –   then that would satisfy the criteria [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Root Cause Analysis for Supporting Fault Identification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failure mode and effects analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fault tree analysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses the need to detect system disruptions quickly and explores the challenges of diagnosing system failures.]]></description>
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		<title>Dust Explosion Safety Video and OSHA Combustible Dust Standard</title>
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		<comments>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/dust-explosion-safety-video-and-osha-combustible-dust-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemical Safety Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[combustible dust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Imperial Sugar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new nine-minute safety video on the combustible dust explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, which claimed the lives of 14 workers, injured 36, and caused extensive property damage on February 7, 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>New Book: What Went Wrong?, 5th Edition Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided</title>
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		<comments>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/new-book-what-went-wrong-5th-edition-case-histories-of-process-plant-disasters-and-how-they-could-have-been-avoided/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disaster preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accident investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anecdotes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trevor Kletz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["What Went Wrong? Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided?" has revolutionized the way industry views safety.

The new edition continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple miscommunications within the organization, and how strightforward changes in design can often remove or reduce opportunities for human errors.]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping Rules for Root Cause Identification</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS Consulting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fault tree analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forensic engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCA]]></category>
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A common problem that Root Cause Analysis teams face when performing a root cause analysis is deciding when to stop pursuing deeper for root causes. The team should work on identifying deeper root causes, because when deeper, underlying causes are identified and addressed, more fundamental, broadly applicable solutions can be developed and implemented. 

Stopping Rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buncefield Investigation Board publishes final report</title>
		<link>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/buncefield-investigation-board-publishes-final-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/buncefield-investigation-board-publishes-final-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board has published its final report and announced the conclusion of its work. ]]></description>
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		<title>Basics of Root Cause Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.rothstein.com/blog/basics-of-root-cause-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Root Cause Analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process designed for use in investigating and categorizing the root causes of incidents with safety, health, environmental, quality, reliability and production impacts.]]></description>
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