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Fortunately, Andy had followed his procedures and training and that may very well have
saved his life; we had an almost identical situation last year where pumps were
incorrectly labelled and again, our testing procedures prevented us working on a live
dispenser that our pump sprayer thought he had locked out and tagged out.

Within 2 weeks of this incident, a contractor appointed by one of our customers was
stopped from working by an Xmo site supervisor because they were about to start work
on a circuit that wasn’t locked off; the background to the issue was that they were using
a hired van and had left their LOTO kit in the one being serviced. I’m pleased that the
Xmo team used one of our LOTO kits to mitigate the potential hazard at source and then
allowed the work to continue safely.

PLEASE HEED THESE WARNINGS AND MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW OUR
LOCK-OUT TAG OUT PROCEDURE AND ALWAYS TEST ELECTRICAL FEEDS
BEFORE YOU WORK ON EQUIPMENT.

Our supervisors will use this bulletin as a toolbox talk and will test your understanding
of the LOTO procedure. If anyone requires new LOTO checklists, please call Natascha
in the office, who will post new ones to you.

The attached ExxonMobil safety alert (which is not related to works undertaken by us)
shows what can go wrong when the correct LOTO procedures are not followed.

Share Thoughts
About Risk

Risk management is a big step towards accident prevention; however, it is dependent on the risk firstly
being identified, then controlled. We need safety awareness to be instinctive and form an integral part
of both our working and home lives; it is this, in turn, that may save the lives of others. Remember: if
shared, risks can be mitigated before they pose a threat.

If you have any queries regarding the Safety Bulletin content or require further information please
contact any staff member of Xmo Strata Ltd.