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SAFETY SAVES

Stop. Think. Make It Safe.

A few seconds of thinking can prevent a serious incident. Before you start anything today, take fifteen seconds.

🛑 Stop 💭 Think ✓ Make It Safe ⚡ Quick Scenario
1Stage One · Stop

STOP.

Don't go on autopilot. Pause. Look around. Be aware of what's happening around you.

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2Stage Two · Think

THINK.

Run through four questions before you move.

Question 1 of 4

What am I about to do?

Know the task, and what you're about to do.

3Stage Three · Make It Safe

Did you identify something that isn't right?

✅ Continue When It's Safe

Stay alert. Conditions can change.

Can you safely fix it, and are you properly trained and authorized?

Fix It.

You're trained and authorized, and it's safe to handle. Take care of it, then carry on.

Step Back. Control Access. Report It.

This one isn't yours to fix alone. Keep others away from it and get the right person involved.

Don't just notice a hazard.
Do something about it.
4Quick Check

What Would You Do?

Something Doesn't Feel Right?

Fix It

If you're trained and authorized to handle it.

Control It

Prevent others from being exposed to the hazard.

Report It

Get the right person involved.

If none of those make it safe: Stop Work.

Before I Continue…

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I know what I'm about to do.
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I've considered what could hurt me or someone else.
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I've noticed anything that's changed or isn't right.
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I know what I'll do to make it safe.
Ready? Only continue when it is safe.
Stop

Pause. Look around. Don't go on autopilot.

Think
  • What am I about to do?
  • What could hurt me or someone else?
  • What's changed, or what isn't right?
  • What can I do to make it safe?
Make It Safe

Fix it if you're trained and authorized.

Can't safely fix it? Step back and report it.

Only continue when it's safe.
Every Employee. Every Job.
Every Workplace. Every Time.
STOP. THINK. MAKE IT SAFE.
Oklahoma Department of Labor