2. Outline
• “Stand Up for Safety”
• Achievements
• Incident Trends
• What Can We Do Differently?
• Path Forward
3. Stand Up for Safety
• Historically, Reagan companies have always supported the
philosophy of “Stand Up for Safety” , “Stop The Job” and/or
“Stop Work Authority”.
• Ensuring personnel feel empowered; we will continue our
“Stop the Job” focus and embed this message with all our
employees.
• Safety Policy Statement
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4. • Safe Operations Focus Areas
• The Health & Safety Manual - copies are
available.
• Safety Education Matrix
• Monthly distribution of safety education
material
H&S Success & Achievements
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5. Safety Issues for Follow-Up
Wear the correct PPE for the task
at hand. PPE will be job specific.
Greater attention is required while
driving.
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6. What can we do differently?
During
Before After
Plan Learn
Intervene
If in doubt … THE JOB
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7. • We need your help!
• You are in the best position to the job and
prevent an injury from occurring.
• We need to learn from the experiences of those who
have “Stopped the Job”.
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8. STOP the JOB
Every individual must have the courage to
“Stop the Job” or unsafe act from
proceeding until they are satisfied it is safe.
• What examples can you share of when you stopped the job
either at work or off the job?
– What prompted you to stop that job?
• How would you approach someone and tell them they are in
harm’s way?
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9. “You have the authority and obligation to
the job
until you are satisfied it is safe to proceed”.
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10. STOP the JOB THE JOB
Safety Hot Line at 1-866-269-4393.
11. Path Forward
• Continue to engage and promote “Stand Up for Safety”
and “Stop the Job” culture.
• Leadership will Initiate conversations to re-enforce the
culture.
• Ensuring personnel feel empowered, “Stop the Job” will
be the focus to embed this message with our employees
and sub-contractors.
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Editor's Notes
One of this month’s safety education topics is “Stop Work Authority / Stand Up for Safety”.
We are taking time out from our work schedule today to emphasize our obligation to “Stop the Job” if it is deemed unsafe.
We’ll cover the “Stop the Job” initiative, review recent achievements in Health and Safety and incident trends.
Discuss what we can do differently to ensure we stop the job and generally work safely; and lastly, we’ll look at the path forward, capturing and sharing our experience stopping unsafe jobs or actions.
It is imperative that all employees understand that working safe is a condition of employment with all Reagan companies.
All employees have the responsibility and obligation to themselves and co-workers to “stand up for safety” and “stop the job” when hazards or at risk behaviors are present.
We must protect the safety of ourselves, our co-workers, our customers and our suppliers before all else.
Our philosophy is that the health and welfare of people are among the most important considerations in any undertaking. The protection of
Company assets and the environment are also primary concerns. No job is so important that we cannot take the time to do it properly and, therefore, complete it safely. This philosophy better enables us to deliver the highest quality services to its customers and the best performance for its shareholders.
It is our policy to provide a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards, to provide accident prevention training programs and systems, and to comply with applicable local, national and international regulations. Understanding that safety, accident prevention and environmental protection are individual operational responsibilities, this policy requires all employees at all levels to be responsible for the prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses, property damage, and environmental accidents, through the use of their good judgment and the diligent and consistent application of Company guidelines and procedures. Employee safety performance will always be a major consideration in decisions affecting promotions, salary actions and continued employment. The Company’s collective safety performance will be the measure of success of this policy.
The Safe Operations Focus Areas were initiated for Driver improvement, supervisor improvement and Lockout / Tagout execution.
The Safety Manual and the EH&S employee handbook was distributed and additional copies are available through your regional office or your respective Safety Coordinator.
A safety education matrix is in place and is to be used to identify the education required for the position you hold within the company.
A calendar was established to assist scheduling of safety education sessions. The calendar identifies monthly topics and provides monthly tailgate topics as well.
The monthly topics and tailgate topics are developed and distributed to assist supervisors in facilitating monthly meetings.
Most of our injuries involve the hand and/or fingers. Other than avoiding pinch-points and line-of-fire areas, selecting and wearing the proper hand protection is your best defensive from injury. Remember- one glove does not provide adequate protection for all hazards (heat, chemical, sharp objects, etc).
Use the correct PPE for the task!
We as a company need to improve our driving habits.
What can we do differently?
Before the job: We can plan our work to be sure that we have the job properly set up, that we have the right tools and they’re in good condition and that we have the right personnel with the right experience and knowledge to do the work safely. If we don’t have things set up to succeed safely; we must STOP the JOB.
During the job: we must intervene when conditions change or one of us is about to do something unsafe. When the job turns south on us or things just aren’t cooperating and we’re getting frustrated; that’s the time to STOP the JOB. Even for a short time to make sure that everyone is clear on any changes and is in the right frame of mind to continue.
After the job is stopped, we should capture the information (Near Miss Report) that can help us prevent the same thing from happening again and share it with the rest of the company.
And;
If in doubt at any time, Stop the Job until you are sure.
We need your help! You are in the best position to stop the job when things aren’t right and prevent an injury from occurring. Stand up and take control of the job; it’s your safety that’s on the line.
We need to learn from the experiences of those who have “Stopped the Job”. We will capture the situation and actions of those who’ve stopped the job so other can learn from the same experience. Again we need your help; after you’ve reported stopping the job, capture the information (Near Miss Report).
Every individual must have the courage to “Stop the Job” or unsafe act from proceeding until they are satisfied it is safe. What examples can you share when you stopped the job either at work or off the job? What prompted you to stop the job? (Note: To help initiate conversation, the following are examples of when someone has “stopped the job.”)
Ex 1: Noticed in the bay next to me, they where about to make a lift on a F4 Style cooler 65ft long 18ft wide 12ft tall. I noticed the rigging did not look adequate to handle the weight of the cooler to make the lift safely. I went over to the next bay and ask them to stop the job and lets check the rigging weight limitation. Out of the 4 riggings two of the riggings where not adequate to lift the weight of the cooler. The correct weight limit rigging was installed and the cooler was lifted into place safely!
Ex 2: There where two incidents in the bay I was working in within 15 minutes of each one. I went to the team leader and told him lets stop the job get everyone in the bay together catch our breaths and talk about the incidents. The team lead pulled everyone together in the lunch room to let everyone relax, slow down and discuss what they could do to prevent the same incidents from happening again! Meeting lasted about 15 to 20 minutes.
Ex 3: We had just finished test running a unit and was in the process of taking the cooler off. When the cooler was pulled back from the engine anti freeze ran on to the skid. There was an employee checking the torque on the engine foot bolting. I noticed he was standing in the anti freeze so I stopped the job explained to the employee when pulling on the torque wrench and standing in the anti-freeze he could very easily slip, fall and hurt himself or someone else. We worked as team and cleaned the anti–freeze up and then finished torquing the bolts.
Ex 4: A neighbor was using a ladder to make some minor adjustments at his home, but the ladder was unsecured. I “stopped the job” and discussed a better way to do the job. We secured the ladder and I continued to assist until the job was finished.
How would you approach someone and tell them they’re in harm’s way? ( Note: Have the group discuss ways to alert someone; similar in approach to giving behavior observation feedback).
You have the Authority and the Obligation to Stop the Job until you are satisfied it is safe to proceed.
“ Employees have the responsibility and authority to shut down any job or operation that, in their opinion is unsafe.” This statement makes shutting down the job your obligation as our employee. We also require that; “Notification of the unsafe situation must be communicated to management immediately.” So, your first obligation is to yourself and your co-workers to shut the unsafe job down; then your responsibility is to notify your supervisor or another person on the management team of the situation so that corrective action may be taken.
In the future, you have a decision to make.
What are you willing to tolerate? (Note: generate answers from the group)
When would you take action? (Note: generate answers from the group).
What prevents you from stopping the job? We would like to know the barriers to stopping the job that we may or may not want to hear, but need to know to improve. Please share this information. You can do that right now, with your supervisor or any other member of management.
We will continue to engage and promote “Stand up for Safety” and “Stop the Job” culture. Leadership will be initiating conversations to re-enforce the culture; and to ensure that employees feel empowered to “stop the job”, we will continue to focus on this philosophy.
What will you do when the job is not safe?
STOP THE JOB.
