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and project “stop work authority” for employees, contractors, and visitors.\nScope\nThis procedure describes the company’s “stop work authority” program.\nApplication\nThis procedure applies to all (Insert Company Name) employees, contractors, subcontractors, and visitors.\nPolicy and Program Overview\nThis program formally establishes the Stop Work Authority (SWA) of all (Insert Company Name) employees and contractors to stop individual work or group operations when the control of health and safety risk is not clearly established or understood.\nIt is the policy of (Insert Company Name) that:\nAll employees and their contractors have the power and are expected to stop any work in the operation where concerns or questions regarding the control of health and safety risks exist.\nNo work will start again until all stop-work issues have been adequately addressed.\nAny form of retaliation or intimidation directed at any employee or the company for carrying out their authority as explained in this program will not be tolerated.\nAs with all policies, accountability for non-compliance will follow established disciplinary procedures.\nRoles and Responsibilities\nResponsibilities:\nCompany Employees and Contractors\nResponsible for initiating a “stop work” when necessary.\nSupport the intervention of others.\nProperly report all “stop work” actions.\nForeman and Supervisors\nResponsible for promoting a culture where stop work authority is exercised openly.\nHonor any request for “stop work”.\nResolve issues before work activity resumes.\nRecognize those participating and ensure all “stop work” actions are properly reported with necessary follow-up completed.\nSite Managers\nEstablish a clear expectation to exercise stop work authority.\nPromote a culture where stop work authority is freely exercised.\nResolve SWA conflicts when they arise.\nHold anyone accountable who chooses not to comply with established stop-work authority policies.\nManagement\nResponsible for compliance monitoring with the requirements of this program.\nMaintenance of documentation, processes, and training materials, identification of trends, and sharing of lessons learned.\nIntervention Protocol\nIn general terms, the stop work authority procedure is an intervention to stop, make others aware, alter, and resume approach for the resolution of perceived unsafe work actions or conditions.\nMuch like behavior-based safety processes, a workforce that clearly understands how to initiate, receive, and respond to a “stop work” intervention is more likely to participate.  Though obvious to some, the following protocol creates an environment where people know how to act and respond.\nThough situations may differ, the following steps should be the framework for all stop-work interventions.\nProtocol Instruction\nSteps\nWhen a person identifies an unsafe act, condition, error, omission, or lack of understanding that could result in an undesirable event, a “stop work” intervention will be immediately initiated with the person(s) potentially at risk.\nIf the supervisor is readily available and the affected person(s) are not at immediate risk, the “stop work action” should be coordinated through the supervisor.  If the supervisor is not readily available or the affected person(s) are at immediate risk, the “stop work” intervention should be initiated directly with those at risk.\n“Stop work” interventions should be initiated positively by briefly introducing yourself and starting a conversation with the phrase “I am using my stop work authority because…”  Using this phrase will clarify the users’ intent and set expectations as detailed in this procedure.\nNotify all affected personnel and supervision of the stop work issue.  If necessary, stop associated work activities, remove person(s) from the area, stabilize the situation, and make the area as safe as possible.\nAll parties will discuss and gain 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