Checklists: A Simple Tool with Complex Benefits
Benefits of Checklists
Here are some of the benefits they bring. Checklists:
1. Help with memory recall and clearly set out the necessary steps in a process. This provides verification and helps ensure consistency.
2. Establish standards of good performance and help ensure proper execution.
3. Help defend everyone—even the experienced—against making mistakes. They also help combat complacency.
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