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    The 5 Whys technique helps identify the root cause of problems by repeatedly asking "Why?" about the problem and responses. It is useful for problems involving human factors or interactions. An example analyzes why a worker's finger was crushed in a pulley. The root cause was found to be that no hazard assessment was completed, which led to there being no equipment servicing checklist, which was overlooked, allowing the guard to be missing. The 5 Whys technique can quickly get to the root cause without statistics and helps distinguish root causes from contributing factors.

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    The 5 Whys technique helps identify the root cause of problems by repeatedly asking "Why?" about the problem and responses. It is useful for problems involving human factors or interactions. An example analyzes why a worker's finger was crushed in a pulley. The root cause was found to be that no hazard assessment was completed, which led to there being no equipment servicing checklist, which was overlooked, allowing the guard to be missing. The 5 Whys technique can quickly get to the root cause without statistics and helps distinguish root causes from contributing factors.

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    Problem > Root Cause - 5 Whys Analysis

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    The 5 Whys technique helps identify the root cause of problems by repeatedly asking "Why?" about the problem and responses. It is useful for problems involving human factors or interactions. An example analyzes why a worker's finger was crushed in a pulley. The root cause was found to be that no hazard assessment was completed, which led to there being no equipment servicing checklist, which was overlooked, allowing the guard to be missing. The 5 Whys technique can quickly get to the root cause without statistics and helps distinguish root causes from contributing factors.

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    Problem > Solution - 5 Why's Analysis

    Benefits of the 5 Whys:


    ü It helps to quickly identify the root cause of a problem.
    ü It helps to differentiate between the contributing factors of a problem and its root cause(s).
    ü It helps determine the relationship between different root causes of a problem.
    ü It can be learned quickly and doesn't require statistical analysis to be used.

    When are the 5 Whys most useful?


    When problems involve human factors or interactions.
    In all types of health, safety and environmental situations whether investigating a personal injury or
    solving the reasons behind an environmental incident.

    Example of a 5 Why Analysis. ...A worker looses the tip of his finger when it's pinched between a drive
    belt and an unguarded pulley. The first step is to identify the problem. In our case it's self-evident. Continue to
    ask WHY about each response to a question and when you are no longer able to answer the question you've
    likely arrived at a root cause.

    1. Why was the worker's finger crushed?

    His finger was caught between a moving pulley and belt.

    2. Why was the finger caught between the pulley and the belt?

    The guard on the pulley was missing.

    3. Why was the guard missing?

    A mechanic had overlooked replacing it.

    4. Why was it overlooked?

    There is no written equipment servicing checklist.

    5. Why is there no checklist?

    No hazard assessment was completed.

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    Problem > Solution - 5 Why's Analysis Worksheet

    Department: Location: Date: Product/Process:


    Problem Description:
    Corrective &
    Use this route to specify the nonconformity that is being investigated. Root Causes Preventive Actions Date
    Responsible Party
    Therefore
    Why? A
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore A
    Use this route to investigate why Why?
    the problem wasn’t detected Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why? Why? B
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore B
    Use this route to investigate the Why?
    root cause of the system. Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why? Why? C
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why?
    Therefore C
    Why?
    Therefore
    Why?

    Why?

    Problem > Solution Completed: Solution Date: Break point of the change in the process: Implementation Date:

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