In 2022, our team decided to highlight our employees who utilize Stop Work Authority. We use one-pagers across the portfolio for upset conditions, so we made a one-pager for our “Stop Work Stories.” Attached are the 33 stories we have shared so far to highlight our awesome employees.
(not included in pics): Name of Employee – Sheila L. Smith (2nd Shift Custodian) Date – 8/23/2022 Area of Work – Body Shop Task Being Performed – Cell Cleaning – (MPS LOTO) Reason or Concern for Stopping – EE was uncertain about next steps in the event of a station fault or cell blockage
Description – Background – When performing the MPS lockout the first step is to press the “Cycle Hold” button to put the cell in a stop mode where all mechanical movement is stopped, allowing entry into a cell for cleaning or maintenance. When this is pressed the button will blink, indicating that the cell is completing the current cycle prior to going into the stop mode. The issue is sometimes the button will continue to blink after this has occurred. This often due to either a cell “fault” in the system or a blockage in the cell. This is often rectified by waiting for 1-3 minutes, observing the cell to ensure all movement has stopped & pulling the gate key. After the gate key is pulled, the button stops blinking & goes to a solid light, indicating it is safe to enter. If the button blinks after the gate key is pulled, then the cell is to be reported immediately and no entry is to be made. The issue for the employee is that while the steps on what to do if the light continues to flash was verbally communicated, the information was not in any of the documentation that the employees are to reference when performing these lockouts. Their concern was if by chance they were thought to have done something wrong while performing these secondary steps, then they would have no way to prove they were following an approved procedure. To correct this the information has been added to the Quick Teach Guide the employee use when performing the MPS LOTO.
