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2-Day TapRooT® Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training
TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure Analysis
3-Day TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure Analysis
1-Day TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure Analysis
Improving Your Organization's Safety Culture
2-Day Advanced TapRooT® Techniques
Advanced Trending Techniques
Innovation & Creative Solutions
How To Interview & Gather Evidence
Risk Analysis & Risk Management Best Practices
Stopping Human Error
Getting the Most from your TapRooT® Software
TapRooT® & FMEA for Healthcare Root Cause Analysis
  Hazard Recognition Best Practices

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 2-Day TapRooT® Incident Investigation and Root Cause AnalysisGet Course Details
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Licensed Site/Company discount:-$100
Only $895 with maximum discounts!
1.6 CEUs  2 CIH CM Pts
Description:Learn the basics of the TapRooT® System for finding the root causes of incidents, accidents, quality problems, near-misses, operational errors, hospital sentinel events, and other types of problems. Read more.
Fee Includes:Includes TapRooT® single user demo software, TapRoot® book, Corrective Action Helper®, Root Cause Dictionary & Laminated Root Cause Tree, Course Workbook
Who Should Attend:This is a foundation course. Anyone wanting to find and fix the root causes of incidents, accidents, quality problems, near-misses, operational errors, hospital sentinel events, and other types of problems should attend.


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Sale, AUSTRALIAAug 10 - Aug 11Register
Boston, MASSACHUSETTSAug 11 - Aug 12Register  Brochure
Christchurch, NEW ZEALANDAug 17 - Aug 18Register
Austin, TEXASAug 19 - Aug 20Register  Brochure
Karratha, AUSTRALIAAug 19 - Aug 20Register
Beijing, CHINAAug 27 - Aug 28Register
Perth, AUSTRALIAAug 27 - Aug 28Register
Sydney, AUSTRALIASep 7 - Sep 8Register
Bangkok, THAILANDSep 7 - Sep 8Register
Melbourne, AUSTRALIASep 9 - Sep 10Register
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5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader TrainingGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $2,395
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Licensed Site/Company discount:-$500
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Previous 2-Day course attendee:-$500
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Previous 3-Day course attendee:-$500
Only $1,795 with maximum discounts!
4 CEUs  4.5 CIH CM Pts
Description:Learn all the TapRooT® tools, and also many advanced skills that a Team Leader needs to collect information, analyze root causes, and develop effective fixes that will help your company improve performance. Read more.
Fee Includes:Includes TapRooT® single user software, TapRoot® book, Corrective Action Helper®, Root Cause Dictionary & Laminated Root Cause Tree, Course Workbook
Who Should Attend:Environment, Safety, and Health Managers
Quality Managers
Hospital Risk Managers
Hospital Quality Assurance Professionals
Equipment Root Cause Experts
Governement Regulatory Investigators
(MSHA, OSHA, EPA, UK HSE, FAA, FRA, MMS, NRC, DOT, DOE, CSB, NTSB, ...)
Safety Engineers, Coordinators, Professionals
Reliability & Maintenance Engineers
Design Engineers
Facility Managers
Quality Auditors

If you want to be the root cause analysis expert at your company, then this course is for you.

This course is especially valuable for people interested in analyzing the causes of human error. You'll learn rules and theories to help you improve human performance, including how to improve procedures, training, communications, human engineering, supervision, and management systems. You'll also learn ways to improve your company's investigation processes and procedures.


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Niagara Falls, CANADAJul 6 - Jul 10Register  Brochure
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San Antonio, TEXASJul 13 - Jul 17Register  Brochure
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Seattle, WASHINGTONJul 27 - Jul 31Register  Brochure
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Hong Kong, CHINAAug 31 - Sep 4Register
Edmonton, CANADASep 14 - Sep 18Register  Brochure
Portland, OREGONSep 28 - Oct 2Register  Brochure
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Singleton, AUSTRALIAOct 19 - Oct 23Register
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TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure AnalysisGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
OR
(Call 865-539-2139 if you are a previous course attendee and want to attend just the Equifactor® day of the course.)
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 CIH CM Pts
Description:This is the shortened version of the Equifactor® Course made to fit in the two days before the TapRooT® Summit. Read more.
Fee Includes:The book: Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting, the TapRooT® Book, the pocket sized Root Cause Tree® Dictionary, a laminated Root Cause Tree®, the Corrective Action Helper Guide, and course workbook.
Who Should Attend:Equipment failure analysis and reliability professionals, engineers, equipment reliability specialists, maintenance supervisors, mechanics, maintenance supervisors, and others who analyze equipment problems to find and fix their root causes.


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3-Day TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure AnalysisGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,895
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Licensed Site/Company discount:-$500
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(Previous 2-Day and/or 5-Day attendees may wish to attend only Day 3 of this course. Sign up for this 1-Day course below.)
Only $1,295 with maximum discounts!
2.4 CEUs  
Description:Find the root causes of equipment and machinery problems at industrial plants including utilities, petrochemical plants, manufacturing facilities, or refineries. Read more.
Fee Includes:Includes TapRooT® single user software, TapRoot ® book, Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting Book, Corrective Action Helper, Root Cause Dictionary & Laminated Root Cause Tree, Course Workbook
Who Should Attend:Equipment failure analysis and reliability professionals, engineers, equipment reliability specialists, maintenance supervisors, mechanics, maintenance supervisors, and others who analyze equipment problems to find and fix their root causes.


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1-Day TapRooT®/Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & Root Cause Failure AnalysisGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $995
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Licensed Site/Company discount:-$400
Only $495 with maximum discounts!
Description:NOTE: You must first have attended a 2 or 5-Day TapRooT® course in order to attend this course. Find the root causes of equipment and machinery problems at industrial plants including utilities, petrochemical plants, manufacturing facilities, o Read more.
Fee Includes:Includes TapRooT® single user software, Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting Book, Laminated Equifactor® Tree, Course Workbook
Who Should Attend:Equipment failure analysis and reliability professionals, engineers, equipment reliability specialists, maintenance supervisors, mechanics, maintenance supervisors, and others who analyze equipment problems to find and fix their root causes.


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Improving Your Organization's Safety CultureGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
Description:Please check back - Course information will be provided by January 30, 2009 Read more.


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2-Day Advanced TapRooT® TechniquesGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
Description:The course presents the latest information from the new TapRooT® Book (2008), and shares best practices from the seven step process. Read more.
Fee Includes:Course participants receive the NEW TapRooT® Book (2008), the pocket sized Root Cause Tree® Dictionary (2007), a laminated Root Cause Tree® (2007), NEW Corrective Action Helper® (2008), and a course workbook.
Who Should Attend:This course is for TapRooT® users who want to learn the most recent advances (2008) in applying TapRooT®. This course is also a great refresher for those who have learned TapRooT® but don’t get a chance to use it frequently.


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Advanced Trending TechniquesGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 CIH CM Pts
Description:Develop a sound fundamental basis to learn from trends, spot real trends, not react to false trends, and make sense of trends so that you can react wisely. Read more.
Fee Includes:Attendees receive a course workbook, the book Building Continual Improvement & an Excel macro to draw advanced trend charts.
Who Should Attend:Everyone responsible for implementing TapRooT® at their company (and understanding root cause trends) should attend this course. In addition, managers or professionals interested in analyzing real performance data should attend this course. The value of being able to spot real trends as opposed to the everyday random variation inherent in every process is invaluable when managing performance improvement. And the skills learned in this class are especially valuable to managing processes, including those with infrequently occurring statistics (accidents, incidents, quality problems, and equipment failures). This course teaches important skills that aren't taught in most Six Sigma Black Belt programs.


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Innovation & Creative SolutionsGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 Management CM Pts
Description:Michele Lindsay teaches techniques to think creatively and develop effective solutions to problems. Read more.
Fee Includes:Course Workbook, which includes a Six Thinking Hats™ Workbook
Who Should Attend:Benefits to Team Leaders & Members, Project Managers, Facilitators, Product Developers, HR professionals

• Improve your skills to be a creative and evaluative thinker
• Spark new ways of solving old problems
• Create alignment in thinking to leverage the power of collective, focused thinking
• Reduce meeting time
• Gather the best ideas, evaluate and implement them
• Make better decisions faster and more confidently
• Go beyond traditional "brainstorming" and judgment
• Challenge the status quo


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How To Interview & Gather EvidenceGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 Management CM Pts
Description:Dana Barclay teaches how professionals quickly/correctly gather
evidence when investigating accidents or incidents. Read more.
Fee Includes:Attendees will receive an Evidence Gathering/Documentation course workbook, Incident Investigation Sequence/Flow Book with laminate flow chart and checklist.
Who Should Attend:"Good Fuel makes the Engine perform better"...Those who conduct incident investigations know analytical results are only as good as the data/info used in the analytical process..."garbage in garbage out". Also, solid, verified, validated factual information is critical to support the recommendations to decision makers. Learn how to collect and document evidence/information in a systematic, methodical, and objective way from an investigator with 23 years of experience.


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Risk Analysis & Risk Management Best PracticesGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 CIH CM Pts
Description:Get the effeciency and effectiveness that can come from combining risk and causal analysis best practices. Read more.
Fee Includes:Course attendees will receive a CD of risk management resources including a training PowerPoint® presentation, an individual licensed copy of R3 �a software risk score calculator for calculating risk levels, and a proprietary template Risk Management Policy/Manual.
Who Should Attend:This course has been developed for those who are responsible for leading or participating in implementing their organisation's continuing improvement and problem solving programs which can and should involve risk analyses. The applications cover all kinds of business opportunities, threats, interruptions, disruptions and incidents.
Attendees will learn how to take emotion, subjectivity, and guesswork out of risk analysis.
By understanding how to use simple but effective tools for quantifying risk, an organisation can make more confident intelligent decisions about choosing increasing exposures to opportunities and decreasing exposure to threats.


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Stopping Human ErrorGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
2 CIH CM Pts
Description:Learn why people make mistakes and what you can do to stop them. Dr. Joel Haight, TapRooT® Instructor and professor at Penn State, will teach you advanced techniques to analyze and stop human errors. Read more.
Fee Includes:With this course attendees get the book Human Error Reduction and Safety Management.
Who Should Attend:This course is especially valuable for people interested in analyzing the causes of human error. You'll learn rules and theories to help you improve human performance, including how to improve procedures, training, communications, human engineering, supervision, and management systems. You'll also learn ways to improve your company's investigation processes and procedures.


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Getting the Most from your TapRooT® SoftwareGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
Description:Get the most out of your Enterprise or Workgroup Version of the TapRooT® Software. Tips, tricks, customization, and stability advice. Impact: Much more value for your investment in the TapRooT® Software.
Read more.


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TapRooT® & FMEA for Healthcare Root Cause AnalysisGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
Description:TapRooT® Users will learn to use tools to perform JCAHO required healthcare FMEA as part of proactive risk reduction/performance improvement program. Read more.


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Hazard Recognition Best PracticesGet Course Details | Top
Course Fee: $1,095
3 or more attendees, each save:-$100
Summit Attendee discount:-$200
Only $695 with maximum discounts!
Description:This course focuses on the tried and true methods of hazard recognition including at risk or safe behavior, legislation implications, and hazard identification and rectification. Read more.


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