• Remove the lockout and/or tagout devices as specified in the Lockout / Tag Out procedure
• Energize the machine and proceed with testing or positioning.
• If additional service or maintenance is required then de-energize all systems and isolate the machine once again from the energy source.
Where inching mode is required to adjust the machine, both hands should be used to trigger the inching, if there is a risk of moving parts being uncovered in that situation.
Instruct and train employees
Make sure employees have the knowledge they need to use and maintain machinery safely.
• give them the information they need, e.g. manufacturer’s instructions, operating manuals, training courses and check they understand them;
• instruct them on how to avoid known risks
• an inexperienced employee may need some further instruction and close supervision
• as well as instruction, appropriate training will often be necessary, particularly if control of the risk depends on how an employee uses the machine;
• only competent workers should operate work machinery;
• never assume an employee can use work machinery safely, especially if they have just started work, even if they have used similar machinery elsewhere.
Training may be needed for existing staff as well as inexperienced staff or new starters (do not forget temporary staff), particularly if they have to use powered machinery. The greater the danger, the better the training needs to be.
(This guidance is based primarily on the on UK HSE booklet “Using Work Equipment Safety”.)