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Introduction
Course overview
This course provides participants with an in-depth and practical understanding of how to investigate and prevent equipment failure.
Failure analysis has historically been viewed as the domain of technical specialists, using complicated tools and programs to inform maintenance and operating teams what they have done incorrectly.
This course demystifies failure analysis and places it in the hands of the maintenance and operating organizations in order to enable greater asset reliability.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Understand equipment function and therefore skillfully identify equipment failure
- Effectively investigate equipment failure incidents to understand root causes
- Implement effective controls to avoid similar incidents occurring
- Engage their organization to achieve more effective failure investigation
- Analyze critical equipment systems to avoid future failure
Who should attend
Target audience
- This course is ideal for maintenance managers, operations managers and reliability professionals. Maintenance engineers, experienced supervisors, planners and functional specialists will also benefit greatly from this course.
- Target Competencies
- Failure investigation
- Failure control implementation
- Root cause analysis and 5Y
- Failure mode identification
- Reliability engineering
Methodology
Learning approach
- This is an interactive course. There are open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises, videos, case studies and presentations on best practice and the fundamentals of reliability improvement.
- Participants have the option and opportunity to share and discuss their own work experience and to identify issues and enhancements that can be immediately tackled/applied upon returning to their organizations.
Course content
Course outline and key learning areas
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Module 1
Purpose of Failure Investigation, Prevention and Control
- Understanding the needs of the business
- How equipment failures effect profit and customer satisfaction
- Risk assessment and prioritization
- Introduction to the Integrated Model of Excellence for Maintenance
Module 2
Understanding Function and Failure Modes
- Understanding equipment function
- The history of failure mode modelling and where people go wrong
- Introduction to failure types
Module 3
Principles of Failure Investigation
- What is Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
- Gathering data, how to understand what has really happened
- Investigating further with Barrier Analysis and Change Identification
- Getting to root cause with 5 why’s
- Organising your investigation with Cause Types and Fault Trees
- The importance of facts and data based analysis
Module 4
Principles of Failure Prediction
- What Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) is
- Understanding when it is appropriate to undertake FMEA
- Pitfalls for FMEA and how to avoid these
- FMEA as part of an integrated Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) process
Module 5
Implementing Failure Prevention Controls
- Types of controls
- How to choose the appropriate control
- Making controls stick
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Masterclass cover?
This course covers Maintenance and Engineering through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 19 - 23 October 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
This course is ideal for maintenance managers, operations managers and reliability professionals. Maintenance engineers, experienced supervisors, planners and functional specialists will also benefit greatly from this course., Target Competencies, Failure investigation
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Barcelona, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Vienna, Cape Town.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 training hours.
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