Root Cause Analysis Training Course

This online Root Cause Analysis training course is designed for food management professionals. RCA is a gateway to uncovering and tackling the root causes of non-conformances in your food establishments. By delving into these underlying issues, you'll gain the tools to devise potent strategies that prevent recurrence of non-conformances, thereby fortifying the safety and compliance of your food operation.

Benefits of conducting root cause analysis include identifying deficiencies and failures in the food safety management system. This proactive approach enables the identification and implementation of preventive measures, reducing the need for expensive reactive solutions. Moreover, root cause analysis is crucial in establishing a due diligence defence in legal proceedings and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations within the business.

Enrolling in this Root Cause Analysis course can equip food businesses to effectively meet the BRCGS Issue 9 (2022) requirement. This mandate necessitates the resolution of all non-conformances identified during audits through root cause analysis. The practical application of Root Cause Analysis involves the implementation of additional preventive measures to stave off the recurrence of non-conformances.

• Work towards compliance with UK Food Safety and Hygiene Legislation
• Train online at your own pace with a full audio voiceover
• Accredited by CPD
• Certificate on successful completion
• Course duration: 60 minutes
• Unlimited resits at no cost

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Who is this Online Root Cause Analysis Training for?

This Root Cause Analysis Course is for both employers and employees who need to identify the underlying causes of non-conformances with the requirements set out in the BRCGS Standard(s).

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Root Cause Analysis Certificate

Upon passing the online assessment you will have the options to both print and download your Root Cause Analysis Certificate in PDF format. In addition to this an automated email will also be sent to your chosen email address containing a link to your certificate ensuring you always have access to a copy.

Furthermore, a QR code is displayed on each certificate which when scanned by a smartphone links to our certification database. This allows employers, auditors and local authority inspectors, for example, to establish a certificates validity instantly and at any time.

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Course Aim

This course aims to give you a good understanding of what must be done to carry out a practical root cause analysis.

The course concludes with a realistic explanatory case study illustrating the root cause process.

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Learning Objectives

On completion of this Root Cause Analysis course, you should be able to:

• Give examples of possible control measures for eliminating attacks.
• Create a company flowchart showing all the processes covered within your business.
• Name some possible examples of Critical Control Points.
• Explain what can be done to reduce risk to premises.
• Explain what can be done to detect tampering.
• Explain what can be done to increase personnel security.
• Give a practical example of the application of a TACCP procedure.
• Explain the importance of reviewing TACCP assessment documentation.
• Name the relevant clause in the BRC Global Food Standards regarding the future development of threats to the supply chain.
• Explain what 'Horizon scanning' is and what its benefits are for safe food production.
• Explain the BRCGS requirements regarding Horizon scanning.

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Training Course Content

This course is made up of the following modules:

• Module 1 - An Introduction to Root Cause Analysis

  This section of the course concentrates what is Root Cause Analysis (RCA), the auditing requirements set out by the BRCGS, how to correctly structure your root cause analysis including the steps to be taken before carrying out your RCA, and the requirements for creating an investigation team.

• Module 2 - Carrying out the Root Cause Analysis

  In this section, we will cover each of the 5 steps to root cause analysis, how brainstorming at the beginning of your investigation can help you identify possible causes and factors in the resulting non-conformance. We will also cover the Five-Whys technique and horizon scanning and it’s importance.

• Module 3 - Case Study / Example of RCA

  This final section of the course is a case study which has been designed to illustrate the process of conducting a root cause analysis of an example non-conformance, the section will cover the problem and how the flow of the root cause ultimately ended with proactive measures being adopted.

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Assessment

On completion of the course lessons and training material an online assessment will automatically unlock. The assessment will contain 15 multiple-choice questions and a mark of 75% or above will be required to pass.

The assessment will be marked instantly and so you will know straight away if you have passed or not. If you don't pass first time there's no need to worry. Unlimited resits at absolutely no additional charge are available so you can retake the assessment again as many times as you need to.

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