Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using Tripod Beta Method

Safety, Health & Environment · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

Tripod Beta is a renowned method for incident analysis leading to proactive process control measures. It does not just focus on the immediate, human, causes of the incident, but identifies the structural flaws that allowed the incident in question to occur. The Investigation framework clarifies unknowns and uncertainties and thus leads to insights. Underlying causes are identified and lead to well considered conclusions and management actions, strengthening the organization's sustainability as well as business and safety performance.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and assess the risk
• Use software to easily identify and present barriers that prevent incidents as well as the barriers that prevent escalation
• Develop a clear diagram presenting all the risks and preventive measures in one place
• Monitor and measure effectives of the barrier in place
• Conduct a structured incident/accident investigation and analysis
• Use software support for developing Tripod Beta Diagram and Incident Report

Who Should Attend

This Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using tripod beta method training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Risk Managers
• HSE Managers and HSE Advisors
• Process safety officers
• Auditors
• Petroleum Engineers
• Mining Engineers
• Financial Analysts
• Drilling Engineers
• Safety Managers
• Safety Engineers

Course Outline

Day 1 — Understanding Hazards and Risks

• Risk Management and ISO31000
• Risk terminology
• Barrier based risk management and relation to HAZOP, HAZID, Risk Assessment Matrix
• BowTie analysis in 8 steps

Day 2 — Accident/Incident Investigation and Tripod Beta Principles

• Organization’s defenses between a source of harm and an undesirable outcome as a series of barriers, represented by layers of Swiss cheese,
• What is Sequentially Timed Event Plotting (STEP),
• The four key stages in a Tripod Beta investigation,
• Defining Event, Agent and Object,

Day 3 — Barriers, Preconditions and Underlying Causes and Basic Risk Factors

• Barrier identification and how they are associated with an incident in a systematic and thorough manner.
• Four possible states of a barrier and their use within a Tripod Beta tree.
• Human Errors and their link to the Immediate Causes,
• Preconditions to immediate causes, definition and position within a Tripod Beta Tree,

Day 4 — Remedial Actions, Reporting, Tree Logic

• Identify the nodes on a Tripod Beta tree where remedial action should be applied,
• Haddon's hierarchy of barrier effectiveness.
• The cost vs. benefit of various types of barriers.
• Report layout and format.

Day 5 — Full Investigation of Selected Incident and TEST

• Introduction to the incident
• Reconstruction of the incident
• Simulation of the incident
• Reporting

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
11–15 October 2026	Al-Khobar, KSA	Public	5 days	4,500
13–17 December 2026	Riyadh, KSA	Public	5 days	3,900

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