RCA RCA Prevention and Control

Question 1

What is the primary goal of implementing preventive actions after completing a Root Cause Analysis?

Accepted Answer

To eliminate or reduce the likelihood of recurrence

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To assign blame to responsible parties

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To document the incident for legal purposes

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To satisfy regulatory reporting requirements

Question 2

Which type of control is considered most effective in the hierarchy of controls for preventing recurrence?

Accepted Answer

Engineering/elimination controls

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Administrative controls

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Personal protective equipment

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Warning signs and labels

Question 3

A 'barrier analysis' in RCA prevention focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Evaluating controls that should have prevented the event but failed

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Identifying obstacles that slowed the investigation

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Measuring the financial impact of the incident

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Defining communication barriers between team members

Question 4

When ranking preventive actions, which criterion is MOST important to consider first?

Accepted Answer

Effectiveness in addressing the root cause

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Cost of implementation

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Ease of implementation

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Stakeholder preference

Question 5

What is a 'poka-yoke' device used for in RCA prevention strategies?

Accepted Answer

Making errors physically impossible or immediately detectable

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Tracking corrective action deadlines

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Storing RCA documentation securely

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Communicating findings to leadership

Question 6

Which element is essential for a preventive action plan to be actionable and accountable?

Accepted Answer

Assigned ownership and a target completion date

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A general description of the problem

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Approval from all department heads

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A budget exceeding the cost of the incident

Question 7

What is 'latent failure' in the context of RCA prevention and control?

Accepted Answer

A dormant systemic weakness that contributes to incidents when triggered

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A failure that occurs slowly over many years

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A failure mode that only affects legacy equipment

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An error made by untrained personnel