16. Lock-out procedures

It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to establish and implement lock-out procedures relating to the inspection, cleaning, repair or maintenance of any plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation in the workplace that, if inadvertently activated or energised, is liable to cause bodily injury to any person.

It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every person carrying out any inspection, cleaning, repair or maintenance of any plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation in the workplace is fully instructed on the lock-out procedures for that work before commencing that work.

In this regulation, “lock-out procedures” means a set of procedures —

to ensure that all energy sources to the relevant plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation are isolated, disconnected or discharged; and

to prevent any part of the plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation from being inadvertently activated or energised.

It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to establish and implement lock-out procedures relating to the inspection, cleaning, repair or maintenance of any plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation in the workplace that, if inadvertently activated or energised, is liable to cause bodily injury to any person.

It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every person carrying out any inspection, cleaning, repair or maintenance of any plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation in the workplace is fully instructed on the lock-out procedures for that work before commencing that work.

In this regulation, “lock-out procedures” means a set of procedures —

to ensure that all energy sources to the relevant plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation are isolated, disconnected or discharged; and

to prevent any part of the plant, machinery, equipment or electrical installation from being inadvertently activated or energised.