Life-Saving Rules Implementation Tool for Worker Safety in the Industry
A tool designed to support workers in implementing Life-Saving Rules to prevent fatalities in the industry. It outlines checks for activities like Hot Work, Mechanical Lifting, Working at Height, and more. Workers are empowered with Stop Work Authority and Start Work Authority to ensure essential safeguards are in place before commencing work, with a focus on preventing fatalities and serious injuries. Success is defined by workers consistently recognizing hazards, verifying controls, and adhering to a culture where work doesn't proceed without completing the necessary safety verifications.
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Start Work Checks Overview A Life-Saving Rules implementation tool A Human Performance tool to help support workers implement the Life-Saving Rules and prevent fatalities in our Industry These are designed to be used by the people performing work, ensuring controls/safeguards are verified prior to stating work WHY WHAT S COMING Hot Work Safe Mechanical Lifting Working at Height De-isolation and re-energizing Excavation Man-riding Working around Mobile equipment Energized/Live Electrical systems Working Near Water Rig Floor Tubular Handling 13 Checks covering: Confined Space Driving Energy Isolation A renewed focus on preventing fatalities Safeguarding life has always been forefront of the IOGP mission. Note: Checks are activity based, and therefore you do not see a Check for every single Rule Industry fatalities have highlighted controls/ safeguards that could help save lives. Start Work Checks Prevent Life-Saving Rules Fatalities and Serious Injuries Supporting assurance of safe work execution prior to starting work should help achieve a step change improvement in preventing fatalities and serious injuries. A last verification before work begins to confirm life saving controls/safeguards are in place Clearly communicate the lifesaving controls/ safeguards to be in place Focus on lifesaving controls/safeguards Worker positively confirm the check with dual assurance from the Verifier, just before starting work Empower worker with Stop Work Authority Workers equipped with a tool to verify controls/safeguards are in place and functioning Start Work Checks are intended to supplement an existing management system of controls. Empower workers with Start Work Authority in addition to Stop Work Authority Each company need to determine their own implementation plan aligned with their own Management System and current Life- Saving Rules governance. The SWCs Guidance column can be customized. HOW WILL WE DEPLOY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, THE CHECKS AND OTHER MATERIALS DOWNLOADABLE FROM WWW.IOGP.ORG
NOTE: Column 2 is editable in the IOGP provided templates, if you ve changed it, it may be worth indicating this to your audience The SWC template how to use it Column 1 has the check to be performed by the person performing work Column 2 provides guidance on how to perform the check Last two columns can be used to mark the item as checked Bottom row can be used the verifier to mark that all control/safeguards have been checked
What will success look like? The workforce: Consistently recognizes hazards that can kill them and works with a sustained sense of vulnerability Is competent to verify controls/safeguards that will keep them alive Relies on Life-Saving Rules SWCs as a personal life saving measure It is a cultural norm that: On every job with potential for fatality, a SWCs will be completed prior to work beginning Work will not proceed until SWCs are positively, visually verified Immediate action is taken to address the situation if a SWC can t be completed Work that is paused because SWCs can t be completed is important information to help us improve Industry does not experience any fatalities resulting from a failure of a Life-Saving Rule.
