Not asking for a quick sketch when verbal direction is unclear

If verbal direction is unclear, do not pretend you got it. Ask for a quick sketch, repeat the instruction back, and write the room/grid/system before you move.

Stop if

• I want to make sure I understood that. Can you sketch the route/offset real quick, or can I repeat it back before I do it?

Watch out

• Do not say “yeah” and then guess because you were embarrassed to ask twice.

Check

• Stop before acting on half-understood direction.
• Repeat back what you think you heard.
• Ask for a quick sketch or marked-up photo if the route/offset/sequence is unclear.
• Write down room, grid, system, dimension, and who gave the direction.
• Text a confirmation if the foreman is leaving the area.

Steps

• Stop before acting on half-understood direction.
• Repeat back what you think you heard.
• Ask for a quick sketch or marked-up photo if the route/offset/sequence is unclear.
• Write down room, grid, system, dimension, and who gave the direction.
• Text a confirmation if the foreman is leaving the area.

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