This template guides you through the steps of building a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). This includes measuring the severity and likelihood of failure, how easy it is to detect a potential failure, and what should be done to prevent or respond to failure.

Your FMEAs are a great place to start when creating emergency kits for critical equipment. Start by looking at failures that have the biggest impact and happen most often. From this list, pick out failure modes that are hard to detect. You’ll have a group of failure modes that are hard to spot and cause a big mess. Build an emergency response plan for these breakdowns, including: