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Safety culture, speaking up and stop-work authority

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At induction for frontline staff and supervisors
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Observing and giving feedback on safe and unsafe behaviour
What would you do?

You see a co-worker bypass a guard

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Tabs, sorting activity, process, scenario and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Poll, quiz, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 361.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 361.1Explain what safety culture is and how leaders' actions shape itISO 45001:2018 cl. 5.1 (leadership and culture) [source: report anchor, unverified]Whole course
SO 361.2Describe why people take shortcuts: human factors and normalisation of devianceHuman-factors good practice; best practiceWhole course
SO 361.3Observe safe and unsafe behaviour and give respectful feedbackOSHA Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs (2016) [source: report anchor, unverified]Whole course
SO 361.4Use stop-work authority and the right to withdraw from dangerous work + your infoISO 45001:2018 cl. 5.4 (consultation and participation) [source: report anchor, unverified]; local lawWhole course
SO 361.5Speak up in a just culture and make a personal safety commitmentEmployer's safety policy; best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

What safety culture is and how leaders shape it

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Harbourview Depot, a Friday afternoonTextImage
Culture in one lineKey factTabsQuiz
2

Why people take shortcuts: human factors and normalisation of deviance

2 pages

5 min
Why shortcuts happenAccordionNote
Myth or factSorting activityQuiz
3

Observing and giving feedback on safe and unsafe behaviour

2 pages

5 min
Feedback in four stepsProcessNote
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Stop-work authority and the right to withdraw

3 pages

7 min
You can stop the jobTabsNote
Stop or carry on?ScenarioQuiz
After a stopChecklist
5

Speaking up, just culture and psychological safety

2 pages

4 min
What a just culture meansFlashcards
How to speak upSorting activityMulti-select quiz
6

Making a personal safety commitment and next steps

3 pages

7 min
My commitmentTextList
Next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "what would you do?
Word cloudOne word for how it feels to stop a job
PollHave you ever carried on when you were not sure it was safe?
Content · customiseThe stop-work rule on one slide, with the contact {{SAFETY_CONTACT}} and the right to withdraw {{LOCAL_OHS_LAW}}
QuizWho can stop a job they believe is unsafe? (Anyone ✔ · Only supervisors · Only the safety officer · Only the owner)
QuizScenario: a colleague bypasses a guard to save time. You… (Ask them to stop if safe and tell the supervisor ✔ · Copy them · Film them · Say nothing)
PollWhat stops people speaking up?
ScaleHow safe do you feel stopping a job?
Open-ended / Q&AOne question about speaking up
Content · customiseClosing {{SAFETY_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which part is still unclear? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you giving a colleague feedback on an unsafe act? 1-5 scale
  7. What would make speaking up easier here? open text
  8. I feel safe stopping a job I believe is unsafe. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the stop-work rule and the safety contact? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Safety contact{{SAFETY_CONTACT}}
  • Incident report route{{INCIDENT_REPORT_ROUTE}}
  • Safety policy link{{SAFETY_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Local ohs law{{LOCAL_OHS_LAW}}
  • Observation route{{OBSERVATION_ROUTE}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run safety culture, speaking up and stop-work authority training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At induction for frontline staff and supervisors, as a yearly safety-culture workshop, and again 90 days after the first perception survey.

Who needs this training?

Frontline workers, supervisors, managers and site leadership; run by EHS, operations excellence and HR.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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