You must capture all the evidence!

While your technicians are repairing the failure, you should have a designated person performing a Failure Scene Investigation (FSI). He must capture and preserve all the evidence, interview the witnesses, and organize the information. And he must avoid tainting the evidence.

In particular, the investigator should insure:

• No evidence or information is overlooked
• Evidence is captured and preserved
• Witness accounts are recorded while the incident is still fresh in their mind

Careful, thorough investigation is key to ensuring that potential physical evidence is not tainted or destroyed or potential witnesses overlooked.

MMSI’s alternative:

We can help by optimizing the way you respond to a failure and how you gather the evidence needed for an effective root cause analysis program.

While many companies have programs for failure response, the level of training and resources available varies from site to site, as does the opportunity to practice actual investigation. To help these companies, Machinery Management Solutions, Inc. developed training in FSI.

We can train you in:

• Initial Response and Prioritization of Efforts
• Preliminary Documentation and Evaluation of the Scene
• Processing the Scene
• Completing and Recording the FSI
• Equipment you should have available for FSI

Make sure you get the most out of root cause analysis:

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