An employee shall remove only his or her own lock. When the work is completed, the equipment should be operable when the last lock is removed.
Power may be turned on to test or adjust the equipment. Each employee who has a lock attached to the equipment shall be advised of the potential danger before removal of his/her lock. All affected employees shall reattach locks after the equipment is tested or adjusted, unless the unit is ready to return to service.
Before removing the last lock from locked-out equipment the employee shall ensure that:
All guards have been replaced;
Equipment, machine, or process is cleared; and
Appropriate personnel are notified of power being restored.
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