I think that is the intent too, but he really should spell out what his response will be to each of those things: "Ask", "Debrief", "Warn". The onus is on the manager to handle each mishap in a way helps the project and supports those doing the work.

In quite a lot of work environments, being a bearer of "bad news" will often lead to getting your head chewed off. A certain level of trust is absolutely required for workers to be truly frank with their project manager.