Isolation of plant: Guidance note

Last updated: 20 December 2024

This guidance note provides guidance to people at work and in control of workplaces for developing safe isolation procedures to minimise the risk of injury while workplace plant is being inspected, repaired, maintained, assessed, adjusted or cleaned.

Before any plant is inspected, repaired, maintained or cleaned it must, where practicable, be shut down and its energy sources locked out and tagged as part of an isolation procedure to ensure the safety of those doing the work.