Say this
- Check your tool and lead before you plug in. Look for cuts, cracks and burn marks. If you find damage, tag it and hand it in.
- Only the licensed electrician opens panels or repairs wiring. If something trips or sparks, stop and call the LEW.
- Before maintenance, the equipment gets switched off at the isolator. The stop button is not enough.
- Fit your own lock and your own tag. Nobody else removes your lock, and you never remove theirs.
- Try to start it before you touch it. If anything moves or hums, stop and report it.
- Keep cables off wet floors and out of walkways. Wet hands and wet ground make a small fault deadly.
- If someone gets a shock, cut the power first. Do not grab them. Then call 995.
Ask the crew
- Where is the isolator for the machine you work on?
- Who is allowed to remove your lock?
- What do you do if your extension lead has a cut in it?
- Someone is stuck to a live cable. What is the first thing you do?
Show them
- A lock, hasp and tag. Show how several workers lock one isolator.
- A damaged lead from the reject bin. Point out what makes it unsafe.
- The RCD on the site board. Press the test button and show it trip.
Sign-off
| Name | Company | Signature |
|---|---|---|
Sources
- Electrical Safety, WSH Council.
- Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations (copy hosted by NUS), Ministry of Manpower (via NUS).
- WSH Insights: Working Safely with Machines: Strengthening Lockout Tagout Practices (April 2026), WSH Council.
- Electrical safety FAQs, UK HSE.
This is practical guidance, not legal advice. Laws and codes of practice change; always check the current official text and your site's own procedures.
