TITLE:	ES&H Manual
DOCUMENT ID:	3330 Stop Work for Safety Program

1.0 Purpose

Jefferson Lab considers no activity to be so urgent or important that its standards for the environment, safety, or health (ES&H) may be compromised. Therefore, all individuals at Jefferson Lab have the responsibility and authority to stop work when conditions appear to pose a hazard. Stop work actions for safety concerns take precedence over other activities.

10 CFR 851 Worker Safety and Health Program (§851.20(b)(8)) specifically gives every worker the right to decline assigned work if they have a reasonable belief it may pose an imminent risk of physical harm. Further, a worker has the right to stop work if a dangerous condition arises.

2.0 Scope

This Stop Work for Safety Policy is for “in-progress work.” Stop Work is not meant to replace safety mitigation measures developed during work planning.

Jefferson Lab addresses two levels of stop work:

• Suspend Work - when a hazard issue is discovered or anticipated, work is stopped until mitigation measures are implemented. (See ES&H Manual Chapter 3330 Appendix T1 Suspend Work for Safety Procedure.)

• Stop-Work Order – when a definitive statement is made that an imminent danger is present. All related work is then immediately stopped until a resolution can be found. (See ES&H Manual Chapter 3330 Appendix T2 Stop Work for Safety Procedure.)

3.0 Responsibilities

3.1 Everyone at Jefferson Lab:

· Take action to stop unsafe work that creates a hazard, anticipated or real, to yourself or others.

· Respond to a Suspend Work or Stop Work Order by halting the work in question. Take actions as outlined in ES&H Manual Chapter 3330 Appendix T1 Suspend Work for Safety Procedure and ES&H Manual Chapter 3330 Appendix T2 Stop Work for Safety Procedure.

· Inform your supervisor/Subcontracting Officer’s Technical Representative (SOTR)/Sponsor immediately if you receive or invoke a Suspend Work or Stop-Work Order.

3.2 Supervisor/SOTR Sponsor:

· Completes a Task Hazard Analysis for the suspended/stopped work activity and provides it for reviewed by Associate Director Environmental, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q).

· Notifies area Safety Warden of any stopped work.

· Discuss the proposed/implemented resolution with the identifier to ensure the identified hazard was mitigated.

· Inspect the area after resolution to ensure personnel safety.

· For a STOP-WORK ORDER:

o Notifies Division Associate Director or Manager.

o Enforces the order and monitors the area for the duration of the Stop-Work Order to ensure work does not resume until properly authorized.

o Assures restart is authorized by the system department or division manager. Provide documented information as required.

o Uses the Quality Assurance Issues Management Procedure to resolve the concern.

· Provides feedback and lessons learned using the Quality Assurance Operating Experience, Feedback, and Lessons Learned Program.

3.3 Safety Wardens

· Provide area information to resolve suspend work conditions.

3.4 Associate Director/Division Manager:

· For STOP-WORK ORDERS:

o Informs the Associate Director-ESH&Q.

o Informs their Division Safety Officer (DSO).

o Investigates all Stop-Work Orders within their department.

o Ensures the required corrective actions are implemented including provisions for hazard characterization, assessment, monitoring and surveillance to ensure the corrective action is effective.

o Issues written restart authorization after corrective actions have been agreed upon.

3.5 Associate Director ESH&Q

· Informs Chief Operations Officer

· Reviews Task Hazard Analysis to ensure accuracy.

3.6 Chief Operations Officer

· Informs the Laboratory Director.

· When disputes arise, arbitrate resolutions.

3.7 Division Safety Officer (DSO)

· Advises the work authorizing manager regarding mitigation and restart activities.

4.0 Expectations

Jefferson Lab has identified two distinct types of work delays. The first, “Suspend Work” occurs when work that is being performed with adequate precautions somehow changes to create an unforeseen hazards which can be mitigated with agreed upon measures. The second, a “Stop-Work Order” is issued when work develops a hazard issue or imminent danger.

Figure 1. Stop Work for Safety

ISSUING AUTHORITY	CHAPTER AUTHOR	APPROVAL DATE	EFFECTIVE DATE	EXPIRATION DATE	REV.
ESH&Q Division	Harry Fanning	10/05/09	01/01/10	10/05/12	0

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