Posted By Yan Hi i am in perth australia have you come across TAKE 5 ???

Posted By Robert K Lewis Yan The original version is from Total, Australia - I have used it at BP sites and modified it for construction. email me if you need some information on its use. Bob

Posted By Merv Newman Sorry, but I trace it back to the original Du Pont "Take Two". Probalably still available from DP in Mechelen, Belgium. Take two seconds, two minutes, two hours, two days to prepare safely for whatever job you have to do. T.A.K.E. 2 Tools : do I have the tools and equipement needed to do the job safely Access : Do I have the safe means of access to the job site ; ladder, scaffolding, walkways ... Knowledge. do I know what I have to do and how to do it Emergency : what do I do if something goes wrong ? 2 ? Do they give me those 2 seconds or those two minutes to think/prepare before I throw myself into that black hole ? Extremely good program, but difficult to translate from the american razz-a-matazz into any other language/culture. just my opinion and what do I know about anything. Discuss Merv

Posted By Robert K Lewis Merv The nemonic on take 5 is Stop Think Identify Control Complete I don't doubt though that variations have been floating about for a number of years in the petrochem. industry. The process is also used as a supervisory or inter-employee prompt when a situation of increased risk caused by another person is witnessed and gently challenged - ie a situation of interdependency in action. Unfortunately Laing O'Rourke have taken the same title for their "safety standowns" - the picture in the nomenclature arena is thus becoming a bit muddier. Bob

Posted By Richard Spencer Yan You maybe referring to the ‘U take 5’ program. Five Steps: 1. stop and look 2. thing through the task 3. identify hazards 4. control and communicate 5. do the task safely (can’t be done safely stop, and contact your supervisor immediately) In the series of books there are 3 which are all essentially targeted at empowering the employee. The two other books are for hazobs and a STARR (safety training and risk recognition). Richard

Posted By Julia Emburey I am also interested in the Take 5 system. Frank, could you send me the prompt card too, it would be greatly appreciated (I tried to e-mail you directly but recieved an error message). Kind regards Julia Emburey (CMIOSH)