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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 129 · clause 129 · NLR 5/12

PART IX DE-ENERGIZATION AND LOCKOUT — When lockout required

129

(1) Where machinery or equipment is shut down for maintenance, no work may be done until

129(a)

all parts and attachments have been secured against inadvertent movement;

129(b)

where the work would expose workers to energy sources, the hazard has been effectively controlled; and

129(c)

the energy isolating devices have been locked out as required by this Part.

129(2)

Where machinery or equipment is in use for normal production work, subsection (1) applies where a work activity creates a risk of injury to workers from the movement of the machinery or equipment, or exposure to an energy source, and the machinery or equipment is not effectively safeguarded to protect the workers from the risk.

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