Tag: Mistake-Proofing

Mistake-Proofing, Learning from Errors, and Safer Systems

Mistake-proofing is not about blaming people or demanding perfection. It’s about designing systems that make errors less likely and make problems visible when they occur. This archive explores mistake-proofing as a leadership and system responsibility—across healthcare, aviation, manufacturing, and everyday work.

Through real-world examples, these posts show why signs, reminders, and “be careful” messages fail—and how better process design, learning, and respect for people lead to safer, more reliable outcomes.

Error-Proofing Enhances Quality

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Society of Manufacturing EngineersCatching up on some old links and articles I never did get around to publishing... here's a good overview of...

Lack of Error Proofing Kills 3 Babies

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This is an incredibly sad, and completely preventable, situation. Three babies are dead, and three more injured, because the wrong drug was administered...

Everyday Lean Main Page

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Welcome to the main summary page for Everyday Lean entries on the Lean Blog. If you want to share Everyday Lean ideas, here is...

Hotel Room Error Proofing

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This Is Broken - Hotel room warningI saw a large ad in the paper Friday that reminded me of this blog posting (link above)....
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