Mistake-proofing the Design of Health Care Processes. Figure 1.10

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Mistake-Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes

Figure 1.10. Smell as a sensory alert has been used in natural gas delivery. An additive, mercaptan, is used to create an unpleasant smell, so that gas leaks can be detected^23,24

Photograph of a man smelling an unpleasant smell.

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