PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING AN EMPLOYEE’S SAFETY LOCK
If a lock and tag have to be removed and the person that put these is not available, the following procedure will be followed.
The employee’s supervisor (to be an authorised person) will make sure that the employee is no longer in the plant. The member of the management will attempt first to locate the employee and have that person returned to the Production Unit. If this is not possible, the lock and tag will be removed under the direct supervision of the supervisor, only after an investigation and it is determined to be safe to remove lock and tag. The affected persons shall be informed about the release from LOTO. The employee’s supervisor shall notify the employee whose lock was removed under the above circumstances.