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Data record gloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.reenergizing-release

Verified 2026-10-28 Confidence: High

Under 29 CFR 1910.269, no one initiates action to re-energize transmission or distribution lines or equipment at a point of disconnection until all protective grounds have been removed, every crew working on the lines or equipment has released its clearance, all employees are clear, and all protective tags are removed from that point of disconnection. The rule is stated in paragraph (m)(3)(xiii).

Provenance29 CFR 1910.269 supports data record gloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.reenergizing-release, which is cited on the entry Lockout tagout.SOURCE29 CFR 1910.26929 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (m)(3)(xiii)DATA RECORDgloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.reenergizing-releasegloss.lockout-tagout.osh..Verified 2026-10-28ENTRYLockout tagoutLockout tagoutNo revisions
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Source29 CFR 1910.269Regulation, clause (m)(3)(xiii)
Data recordgloss.lockout-tagout.osha1910-269.reenergizing-releaseVerified 2026-10-28
EntryLockout tagoutNo revisions
Subject
Lockout tagout (Glossary)
Kind
Standard scope
Source
29 CFR 1910.269, current edition, clause (m)(3)(xiii), 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 (m)(3)(xiii) (eCFR current as of 2026-10-26).
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    "The employer shall ensure that no one initiates action to reenergize the lines or equipment at a point of disconnection until all protective grounds have been removed, all crews working on the lines or equipment release their clearances, all employees are clear of the lines and equipment, and all protective tags are removed from that point of disconnection."

    29 CFR 1910.269, paragraph (m)(3)(xiii), 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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std.nfpa-70e.structure.120-5-b-13-release

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