Removing a lock 16.15(1) No person may remove a lock from locked out machinery unless the
person is the worker who installed the lock.
16.15(2) Despite subsection (1), a competent person designated by the
employer may remove the lock in an emergency or when the worker
who installed the lock is not available.
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16.15(3) An employer must ensure that no worker returns a machine to
operation after it has been locked out or rendered inoperable until
the worker determines that no other person may be endangered by
the operation of the machine.
Lock and key process 16.16(1) When the lockout procedure uses a lock and key, an employer must
(a) issue to each worker who is required or permitted to work on
a machine a lock that is operable only by that worker’s key or a
duplicate key;
(b) designate a worker to keep the duplicate key;
(c) ensure that the duplicate key is accessible only to the
designated worker;
(d) ensure that the lock used has a unique mark or identification
tag on it that identifies the worker to whom the lock is
assigned; and
(e) ensure that a logbook is kept to record the use of the duplicate
key.
16.16(2) Where it is not reasonably practicable to use a worker’s key to
remove a lock, the employer may permit the designated worker to
remove the lock if the designated worker has determined that
(a) the key used to lock the lock is not available; and
(b) it is safe to remove the lock and activate the machine.
16.16(3) When the lock has been removed, an employer must ensure that the
worker who locked out the machine is informed of the removal of
the lock.
Control of more than one machine 16.17 When a central automated system controls more than one machine,
an employer must ensure that any machine to be serviced, repaired,
tested, cleaned, maintained or adjusted is isolated from the central
system before the lockout procedures are implemented.
16.18 [Repealed]
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