When a hazard is recognized at work, who has the authority to stop work and address the hazard? The manager, supervisor, or a foreman at the plant? If the answer is not everyone and/or anyone, then it is time to rethink your procedures on identifying hazards.
Hazards can happen anywhere and at any time. If your employees — all your employees — don’t feel the freedom to speak up and stop work to correct the hazards, then they are being put at risk.Our industry can have several different layers of danger, from less serious hazards like an unlabeled can of paint
Exercising Stop Work Authority
Employees should feel empowered to report unsafe work conditions
Jun 03, 2025 | by Ronnie Freeman |
