Stop work authority poster
Stop work if you feel unsafe
A site safety reminder to stop, tell your supervisor and report concerns when a task feels unsafe.
Free download · A4 poster
Free site safety poster: focus on the job
A site poster on distraction: the four things that pull attention off the task, and four ways to stay focused. A4 PDF to print, and a PNG image for screens and briefings. Free to use and reuse.
- Format
- PDF and PNG
- Prints at
- A4 or A3
- Built on
- MHSWR 1999, regulation 3
- Cost
- Free, always
What the focus on the job site safety poster says
One pageFocus on the job
The headline, with the line that distractions cause accidents: keep your mind where your hands are.
What pulls your focus
Phones, rushing to hit a deadline, tiredness and worries from home, and messing about near plant and live work.
How to stay focused
Put the phone away, plan before you start by checking the task and the RAMS, take your breaks, and speak up if you or a workmate cannot concentrate.
Why attention is a safety matter
Checked against the sourceHuman factors are part of the risk assessment
The assessment of risk must be suitable and sufficient. HSE counts distraction, fatigue and time pressure among the human factors that make errors likely, and expects them to be considered.
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3, and HSE HSG48Fatigue is managed, not left to the worker
Long hours and shift patterns that cause fatigue are a risk the employer must assess and control.
HSE HSG256, Managing shift workEveryone takes reasonable care
Every employee must take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others affected by what they do.
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, section 7How to use it
Put it where the risk is
At the gate, on the plant compound fence and in the welfare unit, where phones come out and breaks are taken.
Brief it once
Use it at the start of a busy week or after a near miss. It pairs with the mobile phone safety poster and a fatigue check.
Make speaking up normal
The fourth point only works if a supervisor thanks the person who says they cannot concentrate.
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Is this site safety poster free?
Yes. It is free to download, print and reuse, including on paid work and for clients, with no sign-up and no email address.
What does the focus on the job poster cover?
The four things that pull attention off the task (phones, rushing, tiredness and messing about) and four ways to stay focused.
Can I use the poster image in a toolbox talk?
Yes. The PNG is free to use in toolbox talks, inductions, presentations and on your intranet. No conditions, no credit needed.
What size does it print at?
It is set at A4 and prints cleanly at A3 for a noticeboard.
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Next step
The briefing behind the poster,
The briefing behind the poster,
signed on the phone.
On the platform a RAMS is read on the operative’s own phone, in their own language, and signed against the revision. Toolbox talks are signed on the phone too, so the office can show who was briefed, on what, and when.