make safe

make safe

One or more actions necessary to prevent or interrupt complete function of the system (traditionally synonymous with "dearm," "disarm," and "disable"). Among the necessary actions are: (1) install (safety devices such as pins or locks); (2) disconnect (hoses, linkages, batteries); (3) bleed (accumulators, reservoirs); (4) remove (explosive devices such as initiators, fuzes, detonators); and (5) intervene (as in welding, lockwiring).
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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A programme to test and make safe the headstones in Middlesbrough cemeteries has been under way since 2006.