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Stop Work Authority Policy

Policy · POLICY-70128

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Empower your workforce with the Stop Work Authority (SWA) Policy. It enables your team to act swiftly when they meet unsafe conditions, fostering a proactive safety management culture.

The policy covers document control with distribution and amendment records, a review procedure, and the SWA itself: its objective, scope, responsibilities, procedure, reporting and follow-up, feedback, and training and competency.

It includes a Stop Work Authority reporting form to document stop-work actions, identified hazards and corrective measures. It suits any business or organisation that wants to build worker confidence in stopping unsafe work and a more accountable safety culture.

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Stop Work Authority Policy

PolicyVersion 1

Introduction

A worker in a yellow hard hat and safety glasses holds up a hand in a stop gesture, with machinery behind him.

The Stop Work Authority (SWA) is a key component of our safety management system. It empowers all workers and contractors—to stop any task or activity they believe poses a risk to health, safety, or the environment. Company encourages workers to speak up without fear of retribution, and our SWA is designed to foster a culture of safety. This policy supports our commitment to working together to prevent incidents by allowing workers closest to the task to make decisions that directly protect themselves and their colleagues.

14 more sections

  1. Review procedure
  2. Legislation and codes of practice
  3. Standards and guidelines
  4. Terminology
  5. Document control
  6. and 9 more

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What it covers

15 sections

  1. Responsibilities
  2. Stop Work Authority procedure
  3. Reporting and follow-up
  4. Feedback
  5. Training and competency
  6. Stop Work Authority reporting form

Plus an introduction, document control, a review procedure, definitions and references

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