This register gives each issue or trend one row: what happened, the possible causes, who it affects, the root cause found and the action taken.

Effective IMS Registers

This register template is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and edited. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout, with all text in Calibri font for improved readability.
The following document labelling is included in the footer:

• Register number and title
• Information-classification
• Version
• Page number / total pages

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Further Reading

Further guidance on nonconformity and improvement:

• ISO 9001 Clause 10.2 - Nonconformity and Corrective Action
• ISO 45001 Clause 10.2 - Incident, Nonconformity and Corrective Action
• ISO 9001 Clause 10.1 - Continual Improvement
• ISO 9001 knowledge base

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Root Cause Analysis Review Register Template

The Root Cause Analysis Review Register is a Word template for documenting the root cause analysis of specific issues, nonconformities or trends within the issues reported, from the possible causes considered to the root cause found and the remedial action taken.

What's Included in this Register

• Column guidance - a row explaining what to record in each column
• Date and Completed By - when the analysis was completed and by whom
• Description of Issue(s) / Trend - the individual issue or series of issues identified
• Possible Causation Factors - all the causal factors considered
• Interested Parties - those involved or affected
• Root Cause(s) and Remedial Action Taken - what was found and what was done

Built for Corrective Action

• Supports determining the causes of nonconformity in clause 10.2 of the ISO standards
• Records the causes considered as well as the root cause found
• Links each root cause to the action taken

Who Needs a Root Cause Analysis Register?

Organisations working to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or another management system standard that want a simple record of root cause analysis for significant issues, repeat problems or trends found at review.

Using the Register

Complete a row when an issue is significant or keeps recurring. Work through the possible causes before settling on the root cause, record the action taken, and check at a later review that the action worked.

Physical, Human and Organisational Causes

The guidance row in the register prompts you to list every possible causal factor before deciding on the root cause, under three headings:

• Physical causes - problems with materials, equipment or climatic conditions
• Human causes - mistakes, lack of skills or poor decision making
• Organisational causes - procedural failures or a lack of procedure

It also prompts you to review whether the remedial action has addressed the root cause, and to raise a new issue if further action is needed.

Document Control

The footer carries the register number and title, issue, information classification and page numbering. The register can be listed with your other controlled documents on the F-IMS20 Document Register.

Works with the Issues and Actions Register

Other alphaZ documents for problems and corrective action:

• ER1 Issues and Actions Register - an alternative Excel register for tracking issues, nonconformities and trends in full
• F-IMS52 Problems and Issues Register - for logging problems as they arise
• F-Q10 Significant Problem, Incident and Complaint Form - for investigating significant problems, incidents and complaints
• PP-1-04 Problems, Complaints and Customer Care Policy Procedure - sets out how problems are handled