STOP WORK POLICY

This program confirms our commitment to provide the safest as reasonably practicable work
environment for all employees, visitors and contractors whilst working on any premises be it our own or
those of a company we are working for. It creates the foundation on which the structures and systems
for safety and health can be established and continually improved.

While we fully accept our responsibility to create a safe working environment, each and every one of us
is required to give the most careful attention to how our work is conducted. This is a requirement if we
are to achieve our goal of ensuring the Safety and Health of all employees, visitors and contractors.

This document formally establishes our Stop Work Authority (SWA) policy and provides all employees to
suspend individual tasks or group tasks when the control of risks is not clearly established or
understood.
 All employees have the authority and obligation to stop work whenever they feel they have
concerns in regards the risk of those tasks.
 No work will resume until all issues or risks have been adequately controlled.
 When an employee stops work in line with this policy there will be absolutely no retribution
directed towards the individual; or team.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Employees:
Are responsible to initiate a stop work intervention when warranted, support the intervention of others
and immediately report such a stop work to their immediate supervisor.

Supervisors:
Are responsible to create a culture where SWA is exercised freely, honors request for stop work and
work to resolve any issues arising prior to operations returning to normal. The supervisor must ensure
follow up and corrective actions are implemented and monitored.

Managers:
Establish clear expectations for all employees in regards SWA. Create a culture where SWA is exercised
freely, resolve any conflicts and enforce accountability for those not complying.

HSE:
Will support operations and are responsible for monitoring compliance with the requirements of the
program, maintenance of associated documents, processes and training materials.

Protocols:
Our Stop Work Authority involves a stop, notify, correct and resume approach for the resolution of all
perceives unsafe work actions or conditions.
i. When a person identifies a perceived unsafe condition, act, error, omission or lack of
understanding that could result in an undesirable event, a stop work intervention shall be
immediately initiated.

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 ii. If a supervisor is readily available then a review of the situation must be undertaken. If a
supervisor is not readily available then a SWA is initiated.
iii. Stop work interventions should be initiated in a positive manner. E.g.: "I am using my stop work
authority because...” Using this phrase will ensure all involved parties understand what is
occurring.
iv. Any parties that may be affected by the SWA must be notified.
v. All parties shall discuss the SWA and gain agreement on the issue.
vi. If it is decided the SWA was not warranted due to unknown circumstances then all parties
associated should be thanked for their participation and work resumed.
vii. If determined and agreed that the stop work issue is valid, then every attempt should be made
to resolve the issue to all affected person's satisfaction prior to the commencement of work.
viii. If the work issue cannot be resolved immediately, work shall be suspended until proper
resolution is achieved. When opinions differ regarding the validity of the stop work issue or
adequacy of the resolution actions, the location's "person in charge" shall make the final
determination. Details regarding differences of opinion and resolution actions should be
included in the documented report.
ix. Positive feedback should be given to all affected employees regarding resolution of the stop
work issue. Under no circumstances should retribution be directed at any person(s) who
exercise in good faith their stop work authority as detailed in this program.
x. All stop work interventions and associated detail shall be documented and reported as detailed
in this program.

Reporting:
All "STOP WORK" interventions exercised under the authority of this program shall be documented as a
near miss utilizing existing reporting protocols. The near miss report shall contain the words "STOP
WORK" at the beginning of the incident description in order to differentiate it from traditional near miss
reports.

"STOP WORK" reports shall be reviewed by line supervision in order to:

 Measure participation.
 Determine quality of interventions and follow-up
 Trend common issues and identify opportunities for improvement.
 Facilitate sharing of learning.
 Feed recognition programs.

The HSE department will regularly publish incident details regarding the number of "STOP WORK"
actions reported by location as well as details regarding common trends and learning.

Follow-up:
It is the desired outcome of any "STOP WORK" that the identified safety concerns is addressed to the
satisfaction of all involved persons prior to the resumption of work.

Although all issues can be adequately resolved in a timely fashion at the job site, occasionally additional
investigation and corrective actions may be required to identify and Address root causes.

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"STOP WORK" interventions that require additional investigation or follow up will be handled utilizing
existing protocols and procedures for incident investigation and follow-up.

Recognition:
In order to build and reinforce a culture in which SWA is freely exercised and accepted, line supervisor
are encouraged to positively recognize employee and contractor participation in the program.

Minimally, each line supervisor should informally recognize individuals when exercise their authority to
stop work or demonstrate constructive participation in a "STOP WORK" intervention. This informal
recognition need to be no more than an expression of appreciation for a job well done or the awarding
of a nominal item (hat, gloves, flashlight, gift certificate, etc.) of recognition. Additionally, formal
recognition of selected examples of "STOP WORK" interventions and those responsible should be made
during regularly scheduled safety meetings.

The HSE department will regularly publish selected "STOP WORK" actions that occurred throughout the
company, recognize those responsible for their support of the SWA program and contribution to HSE
continuous improvement.

Training:

Training regarding this SWA policy and program will be conducted as part of all new employee
orientation. Additionally, a review of the SWA policy shall be completed as part of all field location
safety briefings and regularly in safety meetings.

Name Berlito Ibrahim Antiquina

President or General Manager HSE Manager

Acknowledgement:

I thereby acknowledged that I understand my responsibility to intervene and take immediate action to
stop any unsafe act that may result in an accident.

Employee Signature: Date:

Name:

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