**Three characteristics of habitual violations

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Numerous facts show that over 80% of production safety accidents are caused by *inherent violations of regulations. *Inherent violations pose a risk of accidents; they go hand in hand with accidents and become time bombs that could cause harm at any moment. Compared to ordinary, obvious violations, what are its characteristics? The first is persistence. *Inherent violations have a stubborn nature. As long as the mindset that drives *inherent violations of rules does not change, and those *inherent behaviors and patterns are not corrected, such violations will keep occurring. In particular, some employees who are accustomed to breaking rules always believe that their habitual methods are the \"most effective,\" which hinders the learning and implementation of safety knowledge and procedures, until those responsible for the accidents are punished. 　　The second is infectivity. *Inherent violations tend to follow a pattern of imitation from those above to those below. Certain inherent *inherent violations of rules that exist among experienced workers or colleagues may seem to save time and effort; as employees or apprentices observe these behaviors, they tend to imitate them unconsciously, gradually coming to see them as normal. Over time, this can even turn into widespread violations of rules, thereby allowing such habitual violations to continue and be passed down. 　　Third is latency. Employees who commit *inherent violations often do so unintentionally, but rather as a result of *habit forming naturally. *Inherent and inevitable links exist between habitual violations and accidents, but accidents also have an element of randomness – not every instance of a habitual violation leads to an accident, which can make people less vigilant regarding such violations. (Xu Yang)