Safety Moment - Stop Work Authority is a Prevention Tool NOT a Barrier

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This will not make me popular...but dammit, I am right on this one.  We have to stop thinking about the "Stop Work Authority" we all give our workers like it is some kind of control or barrier.  IT IS NOT!!!

At best it is a prevention tool, but mostly it is used retrospectively to blame workers for failing to stop.

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