A standard FMEA template typically includes the following sections:
* 1-3: Low severity (e.g., minor inconvenience)
* 4-6: Medium severity (e.g., moderate impact) * 7-10: High severity (e.g., critical or catastrophic) - **Occurrence**: Rating of the likelihood of each failure mode occurring, usually on a scale from 1-10: * 1-3: Low occurrence (e.g., unlikely to happen) * 4-6: Medium occurrence (e.g., possible but not likely) * 7-10: High occurrence (e.g., likely or probable) - **Detectability**: Rating of the ease of detecting each failure mode, usually on a scale from 1-10: * 1-3: Low detectability (e.g., difficult to detect) * 4-6: Medium detectability (e.g., possible but not easy) * 7-10: High detectability (e.g., easily detected) - **Risk Priority Number (RPN)**: A calculation that multiplies the severity, occurrence, and detectability ratings to provide a risk priority number for each failure mode. - **Mitigation Strategies**: Identification of potential mitigation strategies or actions to reduce the risk associated with each failure mode.
The FMEA template helps teams:
By using an FMEA template, organizations can proactively identify and mitigate potential failures, reducing the likelihood of errors, defects, or accidents, and ultimately improving product quality, customer satisfaction, and business performance.