Stop Work Authority (SWA)
The Stop Work Authority (SWA) procedures should ensure the capability to immediately stop work that is creating imminent risk or danger.
All personnel must have Stop Work Authority.
Responsibility. All personnel must have the responsibility and authority, without fear of reprisal, to stop work or decline to perform an assigned task when an imminent risk or danger exists.
Imminent risk or danger means any condition, activity, or practice in the workplace that could reasonably be expected to cause:
- death or serious physical harm
- significant environmental harm to:
- land
- air
- mineral deposits
- marine or coastal environment
- human environment
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8-4. In what situations, would personnel use Stop Work Authority (SWA)?
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