813 Construction Worksite Safety

Restoring Equipment to Service

When the servicing or maintenance is completed and the machine or equipment is ready to return to normal operating condition, the following steps must be taken:

Check the equipment and immediate area around the equipment to ensure nonessential items such as tools have been removed and equipment components are operationally intact.

Check the equipment and immediate area around the equipment to remove nonessential items.

Check the work area to ensure all employees have been safely positioned or removed from the area.

Verify the controls are in neutral.
Remove the lockout device(s) and start the equipment. The removal of some forms of blocking may require starting the equipment before safe removal.
Notify affected employees that the service or maintenance is completed and the equipment is ready for use.

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4-3. Which choice is one of the steps to restoring equipment to service?

De-activate the energy-isolating device(s) so the equipment is isolated from the energy source(s)

After starting up the equipment you may immediately go to work on another piece of equipment that needs your attention

Start up the equipment as soon as possible to get the work schedule back on track

Check the work area to ensure all employees have been safely positioned or removed from the area

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