The authorized employee performs a secondary check of the area to ensure that no one is exposed to danger. The locks or tags must be placed in such a way that energy cannot be restored to the machinery or equipment until every lock or tag is removed. The employee attaching the lock or tag is the only person authorized to remove the lock or tag. Before a machine can be placed in service, the positioning of parts is sometimes required. The authorized employee notifies all affected employees that the machinery or equipment will be positioned or tested.
All employees leave the area.
Locks or tags are removed. The machine is started and tested or positioned. After each inspection, the employer must certify that the inspection has been completed. Training must occur whenever there is a change in job assignment, a change in machinery or equipment, an energy control procedure change or a change in a process that presents a new hazard. Retraining is conducted whenever the employer believes that employees' knowledge of energy control procedures is inadequate and as part of the annual inspection.