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Lock out tag out

The isolation, and who holds the key.

  • On the file

    What is isolated, how it was proved dead, and who holds the key.

  • Duty

    Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

  • Where it is used

    At the isolation, on the permit.

What it does

  • What is isolated, and how it is proved dead.
  • Who applied the lock, and who can remove it.
  • The permit does not close while a lock is still on.

On the file

  • What is isolated
  • How it was proved dead
  • Who applied the lock
  • Who can remove it
  • The permit, which stays open while a lock is on

Why digital

Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.

  • Who holds the lock is a name, not a tag in a pocket.
  • The permit and the isolation are the same record.

The duty

UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.

  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

    Dead before you work on it. Prove it.

  • PUWER 1998

    Isolation of work equipment.

  • Who uses it

    The person who applied the lock. Removal stays with the people named on the permit.

  • Sits with

    The permit and the isolation are one record.

  • What good looks like

    The key holder is a name. The permit does not close while a lock is still on.

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