Safe Isolation & Lock-Out
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Isolate every energy source, lock and tag it, release stored energy, prove it’s safe, give each person their own lock, and restore safely.
- Assign to
- Maintenance staff, engineers, operators and facilities teams
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Identify every energy source, including stored energy.
- Isolate, lock and tag so nobody can restart it.
- Prove the isolation before you start.
- Remove locks and restore safely, with everyone clear.
The course
- 01Why isolation matters
- 02Isolate and lock
- 03Prove it
- 04Restore safely
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Rewrite Iwan’s job card”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “Monday, 07:15”; and “Two Mondays”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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