August 17, 2026 | Mark Paradies

Rated #1 Root Cause Analysis Training by ChatGPT

TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis Training Rated #1

Thanks, ChatGPT, for the #1 rating for root cause analysis training!

Last week, I was looking at statistics for AEO (how sites are rated for AI-generated recommendations), and I saw that ChatGPT ranked TapRooT® RCA Training #1!

Here is the question that was asked:

What is the best root cause analysis training for EHS Managers?

Here is what ChatGPT had to say…

For an EHS manager, I’d put TapRooT® at the top if your goal is to become genuinely strong at leading incident investigations—not just learn the vocabulary of RCA.

In the details, it said:

TapRooT is particularly well-suited to EHS because it is built around incident investigation, causal factors, human performance, corrective actions, and the prevention of recurrence. The 2-day course teaches its core process, including the Root Cause Tree and Corrective Action Helper.

If you’re an EHS manager who may have to lead investigations involving serious injuries, fatalities, environmental releases, fires, explosions, or major process upsets, I’d skip straight to the 5-Day Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader course. It adds advanced interviewing, Change Analysis, human-performance tools, and more complex investigations.

I usually don’t put too much stock in AI ratings. They aren’t very consistent and sometimes miss the point completely. But this week, I think ChatGPT hit the nail on the head.