- Equipment Safety Critical Checks
- Safety devices must not be disabled or overridden without written authorisation from the permit issuer.
- Any safety critical faults/damage must be tagged out of service and immediately reported to the relevant supervisor. The equipment must not to be used until the issue has been rectified.
- Exclusion Zone
- Exclusion zones must be maintained when working in the vicinity of hazardous energy.
- Work Permit, Energy Isolation and De-isolation
- Permit to Work – Energy Isolation/Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) must be in place where isolation from risk of hazardous energy sources is required.
- All isolation points must be clearly identified, proven, tagged, locked and controlled to prevent inadvertent energising.
- Prior to breaking containment systems, a test for hazardous energy must be performed with risk controls in place. The isolation status must be retested after any break or change in conditions.
- All guarding and safety systems must be reinstated upon completion of the work prior to de-isolation.