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Error Proofing is a process improvement that aims to prevent a specific defect from occurring in a production line. Effective error proofing involves detection of the error by the operator, feedback to stop the process, so that the error can be put right and problem solving by the improvement team to take corrective and preventative action.Error proofing reduces the risk of: • Operator injury• Faulty products• Machine damage and• Defective product being produced or passed to the next processThe change agent's challenge is to change the culture within an organization so that the new mantra becomes:Don't accept a defectDon't make a defect andDon't pass a defect on (to the customer)Lean Six .. more