ENVIRONMENTAL-PERMITTING5 MIN READ
The Mitigation Commitment Walk
Use FMEA-style thinking to convert mitigation promises into verifiable permit commitments.
Vague condition The permit says to minimize turbidity, but the field team needs to know what to do when water conditions change. A vague mitigation promise can fail even when everyone supports it. FMEA for mitigation Ask how the commitment could fail Convert each mitigation promise into failure mode, effect, control, monitoring, and response. Promise Minimize turbidity during work. The condition becomes usable in the field. A mitigation measure without a failure response is only an intention. 01 Failure 02 Control 03 Evidence 04 Now try
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