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Data record gloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.device-removal

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Under 29 CFR 1910.269, each lockout or tagout device is removed from the energy isolating device by the authorized employee who applied it; when that employee is not available, removal may proceed under the employer's direction only where specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the energy control program. The rule is stated in paragraph (d)(7)(iv).

Provenance29 CFR 1910.269 supports data record gloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.device-removal, which is cited on the entry Lockout tagout.SOURCE29 CFR 1910.26929 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (d)(7)(iv)DATA RECORDgloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.device-removalgloss.lockout-tagout.osh..Verified 2026-10-28ENTRYLockout tagoutLockout tagoutNo revisions
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Source29 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (d)(7)(iv)
Data recordgloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.device-removalVerified 2026-10-28
EntryLockout tagoutNo revisions
Subject
Lockout tagout (Glossary)
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Standard scope
Source
29 CFR 1910.269, current edition, clause (d)(7)(iv), 1910.269 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (with Appendices A to G; Appendix B, Working on Exposed Energized Parts), OSHA. Regulation text. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269
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  • 29 CFR 1910.269, paragraph (d)(7)(iv) (eCFR current as of 2026-10-26).
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    "Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device. However, if that employee is not available to remove it, the device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented, and incorporated into the employer's energy control program."

    29 CFR 1910.269, paragraph (d)(7)(iv), eCFR current as of 2026-10-26. Agency copy of 29 CFR 1910.269

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated eCFR current as of 2026-10-26.

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