August 27, 2026 | Mark Paradies

Denver/Golden, CO – 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training

Table Mountain Inn – October 19-23

The TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis System was rated #1 by ChatGPT (see this ARTICLE). Bring your team to learn the benefits of the 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training. When? October 19-23. Where? At the Table Mountain Inn in Golden, CO, near Denver.

Golden was one of my favorite places to teach out west. And the Table Mountain Inn is an outstanding small hotel with great food for the course and an outstanding Resturant. Here’s some internet influencers (The Everywhere Blonde) describing Golden…

CLICK HERE to register for this 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced RCA Team Leader Course in the Rocky Mountains.

5-Day TapRooT® Course Details

The 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Course is the one I recommend for people who want to dig deep into root cause analysis and prevent incidents, quality issues, and other operating and maintenance problems.

This course is for people who investigate low-to-medium risk incidents, precursor incidents and, perhaps, major incidents (serious injuries, fatalities, major facility upsets, fires and explosions, or significant environmental releases). The course covers the essential TapRooT® Techniques (SnapCharT®, Safeguards Analysis, the Root Cause Tree®, and the Corrective Action Helper®), and the optional tools (Change Analysis, CHAP, and Equifactor®) that are used in a complex investigation. The course covers advanced interviewing and information collection techniques and techniques to improve human performance. In addition, learn proactive use of the TapRooT® System. There are frequent exercises using the TapRooT® Software so that attendees leave with significant practice of the skills they will apply when they get back to work.

Day One (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Class Introductions and TapRooT® Introduction
TapRooT® System Overview – What You’ll Be Learning
SnapCharT^® Basics – Gathering Information
SnapCharT® Exercise – Practice
Causal Factors – Identifying the Errors
Root Cause Tree® – Eliminating Blame
Root Cause Tree® Exercise – On Your Own
Corrective Actions – Developing Fixes
Corrective Action Exercise

Day Two (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Software Tips
Generic Causes – Systemic Problems
Enhanced Corrective Actions
Preparing for Your Investigation
Collecting Information
Interviewing
Interviewing Exercise
Interviewing Exercise (RCA)

Day Three (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Management System & Changing Behavior
Equifactor®
Human Engineering
CHAP & Exercise
Change Analysis
Putting It All Together
Improving Procedures
Analyzing Training Problems
Quality Control
Work Direction & Exercise

Day Four (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Human Factors Jeopardy
Proactive Improvement
Auditing Using Safeguard Analysis
Communications
Water Hammer Exercise
Grading Investigations
Presenting to Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Start Final Exercise (SnapCharT^®)

Day Five (8:00 am to 1:00 pm)

Final Exercise: Safeguards Analysis
Final Exercise: Define Causal Factors
Final Exercise: Find Root Causes
Final Exercise: Find Generic Causes
Final Exercise: Develop Fixes
Final Exercise: Presentations

Course materials we provide:

TapRooT® Major Investigations Book
TapRooT® Essentials Book
Laminated TapRooT® Root Cause Tree®
TapRooT® Root Cause Tree® Dictionary
Course Workbook
Corrective Action Helper® Guide

Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive a certificate of completion and a 90-Day Subscription to TapRooT® Personal Software, our dynamic online software that guides you through the TapRooT® process with ease and efficiency.

Continuing Education Units (CEU): When completing a 5-Day receive 30 credit hours for the 5-Day Advanced Team Leader Training Course. These hours can be applied to your certifying institution for credit hours/CEUs.