ECHO Safety Brief “Normalization of Deviance”

This week’s Chernobyl disaster anniversary is a good time to renew awareness of lessons learned. The April ECHO Safety Brief is focused on one contributing factor, normalization of deviance.

Safety brief challenge for your next shift:

1) Each crew member highlights an example where drift, or full normalization of deviance, is occurring your organization ➡️ What is the standard versus what is actually occurring?…

2) Each individual then explains at least one concrete action, based in the prevention strategies, they personally are committing to execute 🗣 I will…

3) The first two items establish clear expectations. Step three is the opportunity for crew to invite accountability checks from their peers! 🫡 I need you to…

Normalization of Deviance.pdf

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The "ECHO Safety Brief" is a quick take on a contemporary safety topic directly from our multidisciplinary safety team to you.

Share it electronically or print and post at your base, whether casual discussion or use as a safety briefing prompt with your crew, the goal is to get crews thinking critically together before we ever climb in the aircraft. 

Let us know what you think, and request future topics your crew would find relevant! Send feedback to safety@echoflightcrew.org You can also view and download PDFs of the entire ECHO safety library using the QR code at the bottom of the Safety Brief document.