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by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Be “Little Bit Bold & Outrageous”: The Man Who Taught Us How
Reading Time: 10 minutes The Need to be a “Little Bit Bold & Outrageous” the man who taught us how This phrase ‘a little bit bold & outrageous’ was
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022The Pro’s and Con’s of Using Pre-Existing Logic in Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Reading Time: 13 minutes The Pro’s and Con’s of Using Pre-Existing Logic in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) By Robert J. Latino, CEO, Reliability Center, Inc. Abstract: There has been an
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Updated: November 3, 2023Is All ‘RCA’ the Same?
Reading Time: 5 minutes In order to know if all RCA is the same, we first have to define ‘What is RCA?’ On the surface, this seems quite simple, but
by Bob Latino
Updated: February 11, 2022What is ‘Reliability Engineering’?
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is ‘Reliability Engineering’? I have been very involved recently with ongoing LI discussions with respected and noted experts in the Safety community, revolving around
by Bob Latino
Updated: November 17, 2023People Forget to Be Afraid…
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Preventing process accidents requires vigilance. The passing of time without a process accident is not necessarily an indication that all is well and may contribute to
by Bob Latino
Updated: April 23, 2024A Different View of the Swiss Cheese Model
Reading Time: 4 minutes Much has been written about James Reason’s original Swiss Cheese Model described in his book Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Figure 1 is a basic representation
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Is System’s Thinking Critical to Root Cause Analysis’s (RCA) Success?
Reading Time: 11 minutes Is System’s Thinking Critical to Root Cause Analysis’s (RCA) Success? Put another way, can RCA be successful without the incorporation of system’s thinking? What prompted
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Why Can’t Learning Teams (LT) & RCA Teams be Friends?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Why Can’t Learning Teams (LT) and RCA Teams be Friends? A Little History About How I Came Across Learning Teams. A little over three
by Bob Latino
Updated: April 23, 2024What Does It Mean to Be ‘Safe’?
Reading Time: 6 minutes So what does it mean to be ‘safe’? Is a company ‘safe’ because they have not had an OSHA recordable injury in say over a
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Do Learning Teams Make RCA Obsolete?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Originally published August 31, 2017.
by Bob Latino
Updated: April 23, 2024Understanding the Basics of Grease
Reading Time: 6 minutes Since lubricating oil can oxidize, so can the base oil in grease. When the grease oxidizes, it usually darkens; there is a build-up of acidic
by Bob Latino
Updated: April 23, 2024Defining & Achieving the Reliability Culture
Reading Time: 31 minutes There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in