Visual Aids

Root Cause Analysis

Somebody’s Fault Tree

GPAllied Shon Isenhour, Root Cause Analysis SME shares his fault tree blending humor and truth. This fault tree illustrates need to help your organization push past what we know as the human roots of failure and move on to the systemic and latent causes.

Levels of Causes Chart

GPAllied SME Michael Shaw outlines the process of identifying the root cause of a failure based on common markers.

Sample RCA Bearing Failure

GPAllied SME Michael Shaw illustrates this example of using Root Cause Analysis to link a bearing failure to organizational standards.

Craft Skills Training

Craft Skills Maintenance Training Heirarchy

Craft Skills Training SME Mike Gehloff outlines the craft skills training hierarchy as it applies to maintenance in this chart and pyramid.

Skilled Trades Training Matrix

This Matrix, provided by Mike Gehloff helps you align the type of training suggested based on the individuals manual skill level and the technical knowledge required for the job.