3 basics of stop

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Safety Training Observation Program
STOP
… for Safety
S T O P

WHAT IS SAFETY
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY
FREE FROM RISKS (DANGER)
EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!

Why Use STOP
• The company believes in you staying safe.
• The company believes you want to stay safe.
• Safety helps you stay ALIVE.
• Your family wants you to stay ALIVE.
• We want you to work safely and go home happy to
your family.

Safety Training Observation Program
• Helps eliminate unsafe acts.
• Reduces injuries and their related cost.
• Modifies employee behavior.
• Eliminates incidents and injuries in the work place.
• Raises safety awareness.
• Increases observation skills.
• Works in all kinds of environments.

Why Use STOP
Unsafe Acts & Other Causes
Injuries Caused
by Unsafe Acts
96%
4% by Other
Causes

The Objective of STOP
• To eliminate injuries and occupational illness by
training each team member to become a skilled
observer of peoples unsafe work practices.

The Principles of STOP
• All injuries and occupational illnesses can be prevented
• Safety is a line-management responsibility
• All construction and operation exposures can be
reasonably safeguarded.
• Preventing injuries and incidents is good business
• Working safely is a condition of employment

Main Concepts of STOP
• Peoples Unsafe acts cause injuries.
• Everyone is responsible for safety.
• Unsafe acts indicate unsafe attitude.
• Understanding increases motivation.
• Hazards can be minimised.

The five stages of “STOP”
OBSERVE
DECIDE
STOP ACT
REPORT
… for Safety
S T O P

Use Total Observation
1. LOOK - Above, Below, Behind and Inside
2. LISTEN - For Unusual Sounds
3. SMELL - For Unusual Odours
4. FEEL - For Temperatures And Vibrations

What to Look For
• An Unsafe Act.
– Someone doing something unsafe.
• An Unsafe Condition.
– Place where a Hazard exists.
• A Near Incident.
– An action that nearly caused an accident.

THE QUESTIONING ATTITUDE
• WHAT CAN GO WRONG ??
• HOW LIKELY IS IT TO GO WRONG
• IF IT DOES GO WRONG, WHAT COULD BE THE RESULT

REACTIONS OF PEOPLE
(14% Injuries)
Adjusting Personal Protective Equipment
Changing Position
Rearranging a Job
Stopping a Job
Attaching Grounds or Lockouts

PPE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(12% Injuries)
Look -
Head to Toe
Check -
What do I need
What is missing

POSITIONS OF PEOPLE
(30% Injuries)
Striking Against
Struck By
Caught In, On, or Between Objects
Falling at the same level or Falling to a Different Level
Contacting Temperature Extremes
Contacting an Electrical Current
Inhaling, Absorbing, Swallowing
Overexertion while Lifting, Pulling, Pushing or Reaching

TOOL AND EQUIPMENT
(28% Injuries)
Using tools or equipment that is Wrong for the Job
Using tools or equipment Incorrectly
Using tools or equipment that is in an Unsafe Condition

PROCEDURES AND ORDERLINESS
(12% Injuries)
PROCEDURES
Inadequate
Not Know or Understood
Not Followed
ORDERLINESS
Clean as you go,
Do not leave you work area untidy

Definitions
A NEAR-ACCIDENT is an
event, which could cause an
Accident if things were
slightly different.
An UNSAFE CONDITION is
something that’s wrong and will
create dangers if not sorted.
A HAZARDOUS SITUATION is an unsafe act or condition.
An UNSAFE ACT is something
people do when they forget or
try to cut corners.

What to do
• When you see an Unsafe Act taking place.
– Stop the Unsafe Act from continuing.
– Speak with the person/s concerned.
– They must see that their actions were Unsafe.
– Ask them how they could do the job safely.
– Write STOP card and hand it in.
• Near Accident actions are the same.

• When you see an Unsafe Condition.
– Stop others who might be in danger.
– Take action to make area safe.
– Report the Unsafe Condition to Responsible Person.
– Write a STOP card and hand it in to your supervisor.
What to do

How to fill in a STOP card
Observers Signature ……………………………………………………….. Date ……………………………..
Unsafe Act Observed 1 - Immediate Corrective Action
2 - Action to Prevent Recurrence
STOP
. . . For Safety STOP
. . . For Safety
OBSERVATION REPORT
STEP 1
Write in this area what you saw
that you thought was unsafe

STOP
. . . For Safety
OBSERVATION REPORT
SECOND STEP
1. Write in here what you did about the
problem you saw.
2. Write down how you think we can
stop it from happening again.

STOP
. . . For Safety
OBSERVATION REPORT
Write in this area what you saw
that you thought was unsafe
1. Write in here what you did about the
problem you saw.
2. Write down how you think we can
stop it from happening again.
Write your Name & Number Write the Date
Then Hand the Card to your Section Head

The New Type Card
UNSAFEACT/CONDITION - STOP - NEAR MISS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER
DESCRIPTION
Immediate Corrective Action
Action To Prevent Recurrence
What did you do about it
How can we stop it happening again
What did you see - unsafe act / condition

The New Type Card
Possible Event
V ery Hig h Injury (P)
Moret han weekly
Hig h Vehicle (A)
More thanyearly
M ed ium Environment (EN)
May ocurreyearly at location
Lo w Loss"Equipment" (Eqt)
Knownt ohave ocurredin OFS KEY
V ery Lo w M.Cat =Multiple lif eloss
Not Knowntohaveocurred inOFS Cat =Fatalit y,cost over $1million
High Risk (do not takethisrisk) Maj =Over 100dayslost,$25k to$1million
Medium Risk (ReduceRisk) Ser =1 to90dayslost ,$1k t o$25k cost
LowRisk (Improve) What could be the end result (Potential) Light =<1day lost ,lessthan$1k
C
D
E
A
B
3
Maj
1
Light
2
Ser
5
M.Cat
4
Cat

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