review-checklist

name	review-checklist
description	Use when verifying that a process follows all required steps before completion or handoff.
source	FAA Aviation Safety Checklists, WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
tags	["quality-assurance","checklist","process","error-reduction"]
stable	true
emerging	true

Review Checklist

Systematically verify every required step before signing off on a process.

Why This Is Best Practice

Adopted by: Aviation (FAA), surgery (WHO), NASA, nuclear power (NRC). Impact: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist reduced surgical complications by 36% and deaths by 47% (Haynes et al., NEJM 2009). Why best: Human memory under time pressure is unreliable. External checklists eliminate recall failures.

Sources: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist 2009, FAA Advisory Circular AC 120-21

Steps

1. List every required step in sequence before beginning.
2. Check each step immediately after performing it.
3. Halt and resolve any step that fails before proceeding.