Walhalla Verlag - Book Beware of Accident

Preventing accidents with Crew Resource Management

Whether in the German armed forces, its reserves or even in police forces: wherever weapons, ammunition, equipment and vehicles are in use, serious accidents can happen. Using practical examples, the author shows which skills and action models can prevent this.

Beware of accidents! helps you to get through operations, exercises and maneuvers more safely with the right communication, cooperation and targeted reduction of accident-causing factors. Because, unnoticed by the media, serious accidents often happen in professional practice: when cleaning weapons, during combat exercises or on foreign missions. But good error management can be learned to prevent accidents.

Step by step to success using the following questions:

• What is meant by Crew Resource Management (CRM)?
• What CRM models are there and what are the limits?
• When can overconfidence become a danger to others?
• How important is proper communication across departments?

This practical handbook is ideally suited for company commanders, company sergeants, unit leaders, police group leaders, shooting range officials, shooting range operators, rescue workers, fire departments, weapons experts and all those responsible for handling weapons, ammunition and equipment as well as in the context of training and further education.