Which practice is described as a measure to reduce errors?

• A. Double-check procedures
• B. Longer shifts
• C. Fewer staff
• D. More paperwork

Answer: (A)

The main idea is using a double-check as a safeguard to catch mistakes before something is finalized. When you re-check the work—re-reading what you wrote, recalculating numbers, or verifying details with a second source—you catch slips that slipped through the first pass. This additional check acts as a safety net, because many errors come from momentary lapses in attention, misread figures, or simple arithmetic mistakes. By catching and correcting these mistakes early, accuracy and reliability improve.

Increasing shift length often brings fatigue, which can actually raise the likelihood of errors. Adding staff spreads the workload, but doesn’t inherently reduce errors unless those extra people are specifically used to verify work. More paperwork can slow things down and may introduce new opportunities for confusion, rather than directly preventing mistakes. So, the act of double-checking is the direct, effective way to reduce errors.