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15 V h icle, Plant and Equipment Lock Off and Isolation Procedures

Before leaving your vehicle/plant unattended or attempting any minor maintenance that you have
been instructed to carry out it is essential that measures have been taken to prevent the vehicle
you are working on from starting and or operating. This could be going for a tea break, adjusting
your reversing camera or blowing up a tyre for example.

This can only be done by isolating the equipment at its power source.

For all vehicles and mobile plant this will be the ignition. However, if additional
isolation is provided such as battery isolators etc these should also be used
and where possible use a multi-hasp and personal padlock.

Do not work on any vehicle or mobile plant unless:
REMOVE THE KEY BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY MAINTENANCE
You have securely isolated the vehicle or mobile plant by removing the ignition key and
placing it in your pocket

If carrying out maintenance and you have
a battery isolator fitted then use a multi

hasp and padlock on the isolator if
possible. Everyone working on the plant

should then use their own personal Remove the Keys and
place them in your pocket
padlock.

You have checked that the vehicle or
mobile plant has been isolated before commencing works and you are using the correct

PPE/RPE

Any stored energy (Hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic) has been safely released before work

starts
Equipment that could move or you could come into contact with has also been secured

if checking or working under a raised body or boom ensure

that a body or ram prop is always used.

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