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A checklist is an error prevention agent that catches predictable mistakes.
A checklist is an error prevention agent that catches predictable mistakes.
A checklist is an error prevention agent that catches predictable mistakes.
Reviewing key conditions before starting a task catches errors before they propagate.
Reviewing key conditions before starting a task catches errors before they propagate.
Reviewing key conditions before starting a task catches errors before they propagate.
Reviewing key conditions before starting a task catches errors before they propagate.
Reviewing what happened after completing a task surfaces errors for future correction.
Reviewing what happened after completing a task surfaces errors for future correction.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
For every important process have a documented way to recover from common failures.
Focusing on who caused an error prevents understanding why it happened.
Focusing on who caused an error prevents understanding why it happened.
Focusing on who caused an error prevents understanding why it happened.
Focusing on who caused an error prevents understanding why it happened.