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Wouldwoodchuck t1_irez7fq wrote

Reply to comment by AnnoyedHippo in Bridge Painter dies after Semi- crashes into the bucket lift by [deleted]

That is all good on paper but the reality may have been different. It often comes down to culture and if the workers truly believe that if they use their stop work authority, there won’t be negative repercussions.

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BannedSvenhoek86 t1_irf5voo wrote

Ya at my company they stress repeatedly that if you issue a stop work there will never be a negative consequence if you don't use it excessively. They beat it into us so we know even the apprentices have the ability to do it if they think it's unsafe.

On the other hand I've worked for some who never even mention a stop work authority and you just knew if you did it you were getting screamed at.

I'm guessing this company was one of the latter ones.

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Wouldwoodchuck t1_irf65p8 wrote

Yup, hopefully the old ways are fading… just not fast enough for this guy unfortunately. Glad you are at a better spot these days. Cheers

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