Lock out tag out policy

By implementing our policy you can ensure that staff work to safe standards and reduce the likelihood of an accident through error by isolating equipment from energy sources before work commences.

Why introduce a new policy?

If your business uses, e.g. woodworking machinery, mobile plant, pressurised equipment, portable power tools or manufacturing equipment, you’ll need to make sure that managers understand their machinery safety responsibilities.  These go beyond normal use of the equipment, and include circumstances involving maintenance and repair, and even the safe loading of production lines. The best way to achieve this is to use our Lock Out Tag Out Policy template.

What to do?

Train your managers and staff to follow this policy to ensure that any machinery or equipment being worked on, either through planned preventive maintenance or breakdown, is powered down and any residual energy is purged. This avoids any chance that it can be accidentally restarted whilst works are in progress.

Note. This does not replace a suitable and sufficient written risk assessment for each task and should be used to streamline your paperwork. 

Clear guidance

This policy states what the hazards are and the steps to complete the task safely. Regularly review to ensure it’s still effective. If there have been any incidents relating to live machinery, check to make sure that they cannot be repeated.