Effective root cause identification and analysis practices lay the groundwork for workplace safety improvement.

Empower shop floor supervisors 

Shop floor leaders are normally among the first on the scene when workplace safety incidents unfold. Of course, most organizations realize this and equip these key stakeholders with emergency response skills so as to effectively tend to injured colleagues. However, this is not the only useful function these professionals can perform, reported the survey by EHS Today. 

Supervisors can move forward with the initial stages of RCA by leveraging both their business savvy and shop floor knowledge to gain insight into how an incident occurred and what the enterprise can do to effectively prevent such events in the future.  

Create data collection and analysis channels 

Ideally, businesses should leverage formalized data gathering and analysis channels to assess the information gained during the root cause identification process and make lasting improvements. Unfortunately, few EHS teams are equipped to do this, as only 54 percent software to collect and track workplace safety data, including insights gleaned during the incident investigation process, according to EHS Today. 

EHS departments would be wise to move away from this strategy and implement advanced online tools that render actionable insights meant to facilitate workplace safety progression. 

Here at ProcessMAP, we help businesses of all sizes develop and deploy cutting-edge workplace safety methodologies, including root cause identification and analysis workflows, via an innovative suite of EHS tools, which includes our leading incident management software. Our solutions support seamless data collection and review efforts while addressing ancillary issues such as regulatory compliance and profitability. 

5 Why’s – One of the most widely accepted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools for quick and high-impact results

The 5 Why’s approach is one of the most commonly used tools by EHS investigation teams; its beauty is in its simplicity. Simply asking the question “Why” enough number of times, till you are able to isolate secondary reasons and symptoms and down to the primary root cause, helps in arriving at potential long-term solutions. Conducting and capturing the “Why’s” on ProcessMAP’s mobile-first EHSQ platform is an easy, intuitive way which drives investigation team to put as many why as needed to clearly identify the FINAL Root Cause. Additionally, ProcessMAP’s EHSQ solutions provide the flexibility of extending the analysis for each, as well as a group, of contributing factors, which in turn, helps drive better analysis. 

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