Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Course for Food Safety Professionals
- Duration: 11 hours
- Cost: $99
Define, find causes, find the root cause, find solutions, take action, and verify solution effectiveness with eHACCP.org's Root Cause Analysis course.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) training equips food safety professionals with structured methods for identifying, analyzing, and addressing the underlying causes of food safety issues rather than just treating symptoms.
Identify True Causes: RCA training teaches techniques like the “5 Whys,” Fishbone Diagrams, or Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to dig beyond surface-level problems (e.g., contamination) to pinpoint root causes, such as improper equipment sanitation or inadequate staff training.
Prevent Recurrence: By addressing root causes, RCA ensures corrective actions are effective and long-lasting. For example, fixing a recurring bacterial contamination issue might involve revising supplier protocols rather than just discarding affected batches.
Improve Processes: RCA fosters a systematic approach to evaluating processes, leading to stronger Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), better hazard controls (e.g., HACCP plans), and enhanced compliance with regulations like FDA’s FSMA or ISO 22000.
Enhance Team Skills: Training empowers employees to think critically, collaborate across departments, and use data-driven decision-making. This builds a proactive food safety culture, reducing human errors like improper food handling.
Reduce Costs and Risks: By preventing repeated incidents, RCA minimizes product recalls, waste, and legal liabilities. For instance, identifying a faulty temperature control system as the cause of spoilage can save significant losses.
Support Continuous Improvement: RCA encourages ongoing monitoring and refinement of food safety practices, ensuring adaptability to new risks, such as emerging pathogens or supply chain disruptions.
Who Should Participate
- Quality assurance/quality control professionals
- Operations and production managers
- Project managers
- Engineers
- Health, safety, and environmental (HSE) professionals
- Maintenance and reliability professionals
- Supply chain and logistics managers
- Business analysts and process improvement specialists
- Customer service managers
- Risk and compliance managers
- Executives and senior leaders
- Human resources professionals
- Anyone involved in the food industry who is involved with problem-solving or decision-making
Duration
Benefits
The main benefits of the Root Cause Analysis course are being able to:
- Improved Problem Solving
- Prevention of Recurrence
- Enhanced Compliance
- Cost Reduction
- Improved Food Safety Culture
- Better Decision-Making
- Risk Mitigation
- Increased Customer Confidence
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Grasp RCA concepts, objectives, advantages, and key stakeholders.
Explore root causes using tools like cause-and-effect analysis, 5 Whys, FMEA, and other analytical methods. - Evaluate and apply different data collection strategies, methods, and tools, including data and control charts.
- Understand problem-solving frameworks for RCA, such as 8D, PDCA, and DMAIC.
- Employ techniques like poka-yoke and multi-voting, and plan, oversee, and validate changes.
- Effectively form and lead RCA project teams.
Features
- Narrated
- Interactive
- 1 year access
- Examinable
- Complete content offering
- Certificate of completion
