Incident Reporting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Training

Why Choose Incident Reporting & RCA Training for Your Workplace?

Most organizations report incidents, but few truly learn from them. Proper incident reporting combined with structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) prevents recurrence, reduces risk, and improves accountability. This training helps build a systematic approach for investigating near misses, injuries, and unsafe conditions.

Customized Training Designed for Your Reporting System

Elion provides custom RCA training aligned with your safety reporting formats, hierarchy of approvals, and investigation practices. Whether you need to strengthen basic awareness or train teams on formal RCA methods like 5-Whys and Fishbone analysis, the content is tailored to your industry.

Key Objectives of the Incident & RCA Training Program

  • To build a culture of reporting unsafe acts and near misses
  • To help teams identify root causes behind safety incidents
  • To strengthen corrective and preventive action (CAPA) systems
  • To reduce recurrence of incidents through structured follow-up
  • To improve safety accountability at all levels of the organization

Course Topics Covered

  • What is an incident, near miss, unsafe act, and unsafe condition
  • Reporting procedures and site-specific formats
  • Roles and responsibilities: reporter, investigator, safety officer
  • RCA techniques: 5 Whys, Fishbone (Ishikawa), Fault Tree Analysis
  • How to write unbiased and clear incident reports
  • Capturing factual evidence: photos, interviews, sequence of events
  • Developing and tracking CAPA
  • KPI tracking: incident rate, severity index, closure timelines
  • Case studies of major industrial failures and learnings
  • Any other site-specific topics or procedures as per client requirements

Who Should Attend?

  • Safety officers and EHS professionals
  • Supervisors and section heads
  • Incident investigation teams
  • Plant managers and department leaders
  • Quality and compliance officers
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Training Methodology and Duration

  • Mode: On-site or virtual as per client need
  • Duration: 1-day (standard) or 2-day (with RCA workshop)
  • Method: Presentation, real incident analysis, RCA forms, and group activity
  • Languages: English, Hindi, or regional language

Certification and Compliance Standards

Participants receive a Certificate of Participation from Elion Technologies. The training aligns with:

  • ISO 45001 – Incident Investigation and Corrective Action
  • IS 3786 – Hazard Identification and Investigation Methodologies
  • OSHA 29 CFR 1904 – Recordkeeping & Incident Analysis
  • Client-specific CAPA and investigation procedures
  • Additional client-specific safety requirements or internal SOPs can also be incorporated upon request

Why Elion Technologies for Safety Training?

  • Decade-long experience in incident audits and investigation
  • Case-driven, interactive learning approach
  • Templates, tools, and post-training support provided
  • Content linked to your site’s reporting formats and digital systems
  • Ideal for organizations aiming to strengthen safety culture

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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

Training focused on teaching participants how to properly report workplace incidents and analyze root causes to prevent recurrence.

Safety officers, supervisors, incident investigators, and management teams.

Incident classification, reporting procedures, investigation techniques, RCA tools like 5-Whys and Fishbone diagrams.

Typically 1 day.

Yes, a certificate is awarded upon completion.

Yes, content can be tailored to your organization’s reporting systems and needs.

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