[e40]

I take it to mean when blame is being aimed you are not in the line of fire.

[Eduard]

interesting - I understand it differently, namely as in:

"at a project's beginning, define rules such as 'if component X explodes, it is team ABC's fault'".

context:

> 37. (Henshaw's Law) One key to success in a mission is establishing clear lines of blame.

[bombcar]

Blame is just another word for responsibility. If you don’t have clear lines of blame you don’t have clear responsibilities.