It's important to understand the difference between slips, mistakes, and calculated risks, and where these errors come from, so we can reduce them. This is important, because most of these errors go unnoticed or are ignored. If you don't step in when you see a slip or mistake made, or when someone takes a calculated risk, you're taking a calculated risk yourself--figuring that an injury will not occur.
Last month I discussed how punishment usually does more harm than good when it comes to correcting errors. Now let's explore the nature of errors so we can better investigate and prevent them.