This document discusses human performance improvement (HPI) and how it can be used to proactively prevent unwanted outcomes caused by human error. The purpose of HPI is to reduce injuries, mission interruptions, and damage. Most human errors are due to latent organizational weaknesses rather than individual failures. An HPI approach analyzes error precursors and latent conditions to understand the root causes of errors and implement corrective actions like improved procedures, training, and behavior modification. Principles of HPI include that people are fallible, error-likely situations can be predicted and prevented, individual behavior is influenced by organizational processes, and past events can inform future prevention.