Most organizations, especially those that manage higher risks, have a “requirement” for the workforce to stop work and get help when they are “unsure.” When you talk to managers, they believe this empowerment is what is needed to get people to stop. Sometimes after an incident you hear leaders have a discussion that contains one of these phrases… ”Why didn’t they just stop?” or “They knew to stop, and they didn’t,” or “They know the rules for stopping and getting help and they violated that rule...”
These comments stem from a manager’s belief the organization gave the workforce everything it needed, and the worker failed to execute expectations. Some organizations will even state that the “root cause” is the worker “not stopping” [when the managers think they should have].