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Stop work authority talk

20 minutes 16 slides, 10 livepro Runs with Pro

Seven real job scenarios the crew votes on: would you stop the work? Builds the confidence to use stop work authority, with the process in five steps.

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Stop work authority

Anyone can stop any job they believe is unsafe

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In short

Stop work authority gives every worker the right and responsibility to stop a job they believe is unsafe, without fear of blame. This talk explains the five-step process (stop, notify, investigate, correct, resume) and puts seven real scenarios to a crew vote, so people practise the decision before they need it.
Time
20 minutes
Scenarios
7, voted on phones
Slides
16
Plan
Pro

Updated October 4, 2026

The questions

  1. 1Stop work authority
  2. 2If you see something unsafe, you have the right and the responsibility to stop the work. No blame. No retaliation.
  3. 3How it works
  4. 4How comfortable would you feel stopping a job run by someone more senior? live
  5. 5Would you stop the job?
  6. 6A crane is lifting and a worker walks under the suspended load.Stop the job · Shout a warning and carry on · Leave it to the rigger live
  7. 7The permit says the line is isolated, but the valve has no lock on it.Stop the job · Ask about it at the break · Trust the permit live
  8. 8The wind picks up past the limit in the lift plan, but the lift is nearly done.Stop the job · Finish quickly · Let the crane operator decide alone live
  9. 9A contractor is working at height with a harness on but not tied off.Stop the job · Mention it to their supervisor later · It's their company's problem live
  10. 10You smell gas near where hot work is about to start.Stop the job · Mention it to the welder · It's probably nothing live
  11. 11A new starter looks unsure about a task but says 'I'm fine'.Pause and talk it through · Let them learn by doing · Ask them again after live
  12. 12The job's behind schedule. The supervisor says 'skip the JSA this once'.Stop the job · Do a quick one in your head · Skip it this once live
  13. 13What stops people from using stop work authority? live
  14. 14Stop work and the permit to work
  15. 15Is there a job on this site you'd stop today? What would you need to restart it? live
  16. 16Stopping a job is doing your job

How to run it

  1. 1Have a senior leader open the talk and say, in their own words, that nobody gets in trouble for stopping a job in good faith.
  2. 2Walk through the five steps, then run the scenarios. Let the votes come in before anyone speaks.
  3. 3Where the room splits, ask one person from each side to explain. That conversation is the point of the talk.
  4. 4Finish with the word cloud on what stops people using stop work authority, and commit to fixing one thing on it.

Questions people ask

What is stop work authority?
A policy that gives every worker, including contractors, the right and the responsibility to stop work they believe is unsafe, without retaliation.
What are the steps of stop work authority?
A common process is stop, notify, investigate, correct and resume. Work restarts only when the hazard is fixed and everyone agrees it's safe.
How does stop work authority relate to a permit to work?
A permit to work sets the conditions for a job. If conditions change, anyone can use stop work authority, and the permit is checked again before restarting.

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