My buddy in quality control says our checklists are too long, but I disagree.

Thorough checklists prevent mistakes that cost lives.

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I saw a documentary on airplane safety that detailed their cockpit checklists. Those lists have dozens of items, but they prevent fatal errors every single day. Like @king.richard said about calibration checklists catching tiny errors, in aviation, a missed step can mean disaster. I heard about a hospital that added a simple sign-out checklist and reduced complications by 30%. Cutting corners on lists might seem efficient, but it's not worth the risk when lives are on the line.

the_joel2mo ago

For years, I saw checklists as just more paperwork to ignore. Learning how airlines use them to stop crashes changed my view completely. Hearing about the hospital cutting complications really drives that home. Now I see each step as vital, even the small ones. Skipping any part of a list is a risk that isn't worth taking.

king.richard2mo ago

Totally agree about checklists preventing costly mistakes. My old shop had a massive one for calibration, and it caught so many tiny errors.