{"id":12382,"date":"2020-06-02T17:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T21:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=12382"},"modified":"2020-06-02T17:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T21:21:44","slug":"on-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/06\/on-task\/","title":{"rendered":"On Task"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S.T.R.<strong>O<\/strong>.N.G.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, as a member of the New Jersey High Reliability Organization (HRO) collaborative, also known as New Jersey S.T.R.O.N.G., presents the fourth safety behavior tool called On Task, which is a way to emphasize focused attention to detail and being in the moment during our busy day-to-day work activities.<\/p>\n<p>On Task is designed to prevent us from making skill-based errors \u2013 those unintended slips and lapses when we perform familiar, routine acts as if we\u2019re on auto-pilot without even thinking. These errors are so simple that we are surprised when we make them. This safety behavior is used to reduce unintentional errors when we\u2019re under time-pressure, distracted, or stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The one error prevention tool that is used for On Task is self-checking using the <strong>STAR<\/strong> technique.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12383 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/06\/On-Task-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/06\/On-Task-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/06\/On-Task.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>STAR<\/strong> is recognized as the best tool for avoiding skill-based errors. 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