Safety Culture in the News

Safety Culture in the News

Ep.75 How are stop work decisions made?

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Topics: Jop’s research methods. How to interpret and explain procedures. Why rules don’t always lead to a work stoppage. Why stop-work happens. The perception vs. reality of stop-work. Myths and expectations of safety culture. The main takeaway.

Quotes:

“I think I’ve probably been guilty myself of not fully defining what I’m talking about.”

“Only one case I found where a rule actually led to stopping work.”

“First of all, compared to current interventions we see around stop-work…they all paint this picture of real significant decisions…and well, I found that plenty of stop-work decisions are basically considered insignificant.”