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In OHS Onilne, why are residual energy sources important to check for when isolating machinery or equipment to be worked on?

That's an excellent question! It is important to remember that in order to be effective, machinery uses force to achieve some type of work outcome. Machinery and equipment are specifically designed to work in very specific manners to accomplish the type of work they perform. In doing so, many machinery and equipment types use hydraulics, pneumatic, gravity, etc to help achieve the work View Full Answer


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    How does the Residual Energy Sources section work in the Precautionary Safety Measures section for machinery isolation in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

    That's an excellent question! When determining any machinery isolation, it's important to identify and include controls for any residual energy sources which may be a part of the machinery or equipment being isolated. The Residual Energy Sources section helps to ensure these checks are made and that relevant precautionary safety measures are included to ensure the isolation is completel View Full Answer


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      What is the Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) and what role does it play in equipment isolation details section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

      That's a good question! Let's explain this in more detail then! The P&ID is the Piping and Instrumentation Drawing. This is a schematic of the full system, of which the isolation forms a part of. It provides a bigger picture of everything, allowing the isolation within the system to be performed safely and also ensuring that the rest of the system remains intact ad safe while the is View Full Answer


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        What is the importance of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab in the Permit to Work (PTW), in OHS Online?

        A very good question! The Equipment Isolation tab of the PTW must be selected whenever any electrical installation or equipment is to be worked on or whenever any machinery is to be worked on by the contractor as part of the work being done for the PTW. This type of work is considered 'high risk' because of the high likelihood of persons coming into contact with either electr View Full Answer


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          What are the basic components of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

          Absolutely, let's take a look at isolation processes in a bit more depth! Okay, so let's get going! All equipment (and installation) processes, whether they are electrical or mechanical or include both, which are required to be isolated in order for the work being done to be safe, are managed in the EQMT Isolation tab (section 7). This tab consists of four parts:1. Work Environment sect View Full Answer


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            In OHS Online, how do I select the type of isolation I need to make in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab?

            That's a good question! The type of isolation you make will depend on what type of installation, equipment or machinery needs to be isolated. The EQMT Isolation tab allows you to make an electrical isolation, a machinery isolation or an isolation which involves both isolation types.Selecting the type of isolation to be made is very easy in the PTW. Simply check the relevant isolation ty View Full Answer


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              How do I complete the Work Environment section for electrical isolation in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

              Sure thing! Let's take a closer look at how this works then. When the Electrical option is checked, the tab opens up the electrical isolation aspects, displaying these in the work environment section. The first thing which needs to be done is to examine the main hazards associated with the electrical work being done.This work environment section does this and is very quick and easy to c View Full Answer


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                How do I complete the Work Environment section for machinery isolation in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab?

                Yep! Let's see how the machinery side of things works then. When the Machinery option is checked, the tab opens up the machinery isolation aspects, displaying these in the work environment section. The first thing which needs to be done is to examine the main hazards associated with the mechanical work being done.This work environment section does this and is very quick and easy to comp View Full Answer


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                  In OHS Online, how does the Work Environment section work in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, when both electrical and machinery isolation needs to be done?

                  That's a great question! Let's see how things work when both isolation aspects are involved. When the Both option is checked, the tab opens up both the electrical and the machinery isolation aspects, displaying both of these in the work environment section. The electrical aspects are displayed first, followed by the machinery aspects.Each isolation aspect works in exactly the same as th View Full Answer


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                    How do I complete the Precautionary Safety Measures section for electrical isolation in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                    Okay! Let's take a closer look at this section. The precautionary safety measures section for electrical isolation can be found in the Electrical Equipment Isolation Details section, after the main electrical isolation and lockout details. Once the electrical hazards and isolation details, for the work being done, have been identified, the necessary checks and controls for any electrica View Full Answer


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                      How do I complete the Precautionary Safety Measures section for machinery isolation in the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                      Okay! We've already looked at the electrical isolation, so now let's take a closer look at the machinery isolation aspect. The precautionary safety measures section for machinery isolation can be found in the Machinery Equipment Isolation Details section, after the main machinery isolation and lockout details. Once the machinery hazards and isolation details, for the work being done, ha View Full Answer


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                        How do I complete the Contractor Confirmation section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                        Okay! The Contractor Confirmation section again. This is a very important section because it is where the Permit Requester (PR) confirms that all the required safety precautions, relating to standard or complex hot work, are in place and confirms this formally. It is also important because the Permit Issuer (PI) also confirms formally that he agrees with the actions taken by the PR and View Full Answer


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                          What are the layer effects of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                          Okay, this is a really important question! The Eqmt Isolation tab has layer 1 effects in its workings. The layer 1 effects from this tab are connected to the Approve tab and are both passive and active. Height work details are reflected in both the contractor declaration section (section 15) and the site hand-back section (section 16):1/. Passive effect - Approval section: When the Eqmt View Full Answer


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                            Why are the electricial and machinery isolation details sections important, in OHS Online?

                            This is a really good question and a really important one too! The electrical and machinery isolation details cover all the aspects required to correctly isolate the equipment in question. Both isolation types work in work in the exactly the same way; they identify the equipment or machinery to be isolated, they determine who the responsible persons are for the equipment or machinery an View Full Answer


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                              How do I select existing equipment or machinery in the equipment isolation details section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                              So, you want to get into the equipment isolation details section some more, great! When choosing an existing piece of equipment or machinery, its' details will pull through into the isolation section, which means we don't have to add its' basic descriptive details. Let's use the electrical equipment isolation details section as our example, however, remember that the machinery isolation View Full Answer


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                                How do I add a new piece of equipment or machinery in the equipment isolation details section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                                Okay, so you want to add a new piece of equipment or machinery to the equipment isolation details section, great! When piece of equipment or machinery, it will have no basic descriptive details so these will have to be added in the equipment isolation details section. Let's use the electrical equipment isolation details section as our example, however, remember that the machinery isolat View Full Answer


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                                  How do I complete the Equipment Isolation Points section in the equipment isolation details section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                                  Okay, the third and final part of the equipment isolation details section! Let's get it done! This aspect allows the isolation points on the piece of equipment or machinery to be recorded. Once these aspects have been added, the equipment or machinery isolation aspects will be complete: When the reinstatement authorisation field is co View Full Answer


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                                    How do I complete the printing of the lockout tags in the equipment isolation details section of the EQMT (Equipment) Isolation tab, in OHS Online?

                                    Ahh great, you've completed the isolation details and now you need to print the lockout tags! No problems, let's go! The lockout tags are printed in the equipment details of the equipment isolation details section. The details of the labels are automatically pulled through from details in the fields of the various aspects in the equipment isolation details section. The lockout tags for View Full Answer


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