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What evidence shows a worker understood a procedure change, rather than merely acknowledged it?

An acknowledgment shows that someone saw the change, but it does not tell you whether they understood what is different or why. Understanding usually…

An acknowledgment shows that someone saw the change, but it does not tell you whether they understood what is different or why. Understanding usually shows up in two ways, through a short check about the change itself and through how the person actually performs the changed step afterward.

A few targeted questions about the specific change are more useful than a long quiz on the whole procedure, and execution records show whether the new step is being done correctly in the field. Together those give a much better picture than a list of signatures, especially for changes to critical steps.