We offer various training packages, tailored to your specific requirements. Because of this, it is difficult to give a general estimate.

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You can find out more in depth information about our training content here, but at a high level overview, topics covered include:

• Introduction to Apollo RCA
• Defining the Problem
• The Cause and Effect Principles
• The RC Pro/RealityCharting Process
• Identify Effective Solutions
• Implement and Track Solutions
• Group Facilitation
• Putting it All Together

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We deliver the facilitator course over two days. The content is split up into Pre-Analysis & Data Gathering (Day 1) and Analysis & Post Analysis (Day 2).

Each day includes interactive exercises and real-life applications of the Apollo RCA Process.

We highly recommend that all new employees go through Apollo RCA facilitator training. Not only will this allow them to facilitate sessions themselves, but it will also give them the guiding principles to participate in Apollo RCA incident investigation sessions.

At Holistic Asset Management, we are proud to deliver tailored solutions to your organisation. If your team requires frequent new trainees or refresher training, get in touch for a personalised solution.

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We are here to support your incident investigation processes and so we have several delivery methods available to suit your organisation. These include:

• Online Training
• On-Site Training (at your site of choice)
• Public Training

Yes, as HolisticAM are the only certified Apollo Root Cause Methodology trainers in Australia, when you train through us you will be an accredited Apollo RCA Facilitator. *CHECK ANSWER WITH DAVE*

At Holistic Asset Management, we pride ourselves on delivering unparalleled training and services.

When it comes to Apollo, there are several things that set our training apart from others:

• Get trained by the only Apollo certified trainers in Australia
• Training delivered by reliability engineers, who use the methodology regularly
• With a niche in mining and manufacturing, we provide relevant training to your industry
• Training delivered your way – flexible delivery options

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When looking at incident investigation, we recommend the following people get trained in the Apollo methodology.

The Facilitators

Ideally, this person is a natural problem solver and is independent of the situation and can provide an objective facilitation session.

As the session facilitator needs to be objective, we suggest that they are not someone who was involved in the incident. For this reason, it is beneficial to train more than one person per organisation.

The Participants

Even though they won’t be facilitating a session, it is important for participants of the sessions to understand the principles behind the methodology.

While not all participants need to be trained in the methodology, we recommend you train as many as possible. (REWORD AND GET SPECIFIC TO NICHE INFO)

High Level Staff

Whilst rarely involved in the incident or facilitation process, it can be incredibly useful for high level staff to understand the methodology principles and reports generated. This helps in promoting a standardised, company-wide incident investigation process.

The employees mentioned above, may include job titles such as:

• Maintenance & Reliability Engineers
• Maintenance Superintendents
• Maintenance Managers
• Maintenance Planners
• Engineers / Project Engineers
• Plant / Facilities Engineer
• [insert more here]

Industries that routinely benefit from Apollo RCA

• Mining
• Manufacturing
• Oil & Gas
• Rail
• Water, Power & Utilities
• Renewables
• Aviation

How much does your organisation spend on unplanned maintenance yearly?

It can be difficult to estimate the ROI on a system that focuses on the prevention of incidents from occurring and reoccurring. However, here is a hypothetical situation:

The Problem: Failure of an underground conveyor belt transporting ore

Initial RCA: Identified the worn-out belt as the root cause

Analysis Cost: $1,500 (3 employees x $50 hourly rate x 10 hours)

Initial Solution Implemented: Replaced the belt

Solution Cost: $15,000 (including labour)

Duration of Downtime: 3 hours

Cost of Downtime: $90,000 (3 hours x $30,000/hour in lost production)

A month later, the conveyer belt failed again.

Repeated RCA Cost: $1,500

Repeated Solution Cost: $12,000 (root cause explained below)

Repeated Downtime Cost: $90,000

Provided the actual root cause was identified the second time around, the total cost to the business was $210,000.

If the Apollo RCA Methodology was used:

Apollo RCA Investigation: More in-depth

Cost of Apollo RCA: $4,500 (5 employees x $50 hourly rate x 18 hours)

Using the Apollo methodology, the maintenance team identified that there were multiple causes for the failure, including:

• Overloading
• Inadequate belt tensioning
• Ineffective maintenance schedules

They ascertained the actual root cause was the incorrect tensioning of the conveyer belt, leading to repeated and unnecessary wear.

Duration of Downtime: 3 hours

Cost of Downtime: $90,000 (3 hours x $30,000/hour in lost production)

Solution Implemented:

• Changes in loading procedure to avoid overloading ($5,000 to develop)
• Training team in new procedures and proper loading of the conveyer belt ($3,000)
• Reviewed and updated maintenance schedules ($4,000)

Total Solution Cost: $12,000

There were no reoccurrences of the incident, as the root cause was identified and addressed.

Total cost to the business: $106,500.

Not only did utilising the Apollo RCA methodology cost 50% less than the alternative RCA technique, but it also potentially identified other machinery experiencing similar failures, resulting in the prevention of even further incidents and downtime.

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