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Manager to develop lockout procedure

Mines And Minerals (Safety, Health And Environmental) Regulations, reg. 77 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The manager shall develop an acceptable and proper lockout procedure and shall ensure that all persons required to lockout machinery are trained in that procedure. (2) Before any work is performed on electrical equipment, the main power source shall be disconnected, locked out and tagged. Requirement to lock out. (3) Locks and tags shall be issued to each person who works on machinery or equipment which has to be locked out, and the lock issued to any person shall only be capable of being opened by that person’s key and the tags shall contain space for recording the person’s name, the type of work being performed, the date and time the work was started and the name of the Lock out (4) A lock shall only be removed by the person who affixed it to the lockout device and when work is completed all guards, fences and other safety devices shall be replaced before the locks are removed. Lock removal. 120
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