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Lockout Lockout Tag outTag out
TrainingTraining
20092009
Control of Hazardous Energy Policy
Personal locks & keys will be issued to employees by their Safety/Training Coordinator prior to their hands on training on machinery or equipment. (Locks & Keys will be engraved with employees names & clock card numbers)
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU ALLOWED TO USE SOMEONE ELSE’S LOCK!!!!!!!!!
If multiple people are working on a machine, each individual must be LOCKED OUT.
Lockout Devices Hasp
Definitions
• Affected Employees: Any employee who performs the duties of his/her job in an area which the LOTO Procedure is implemented.
• Authorized Employees: A trained individual to whom authority and responsibility is given to implement the LOTO Procedure on machines or equipment.
• Energized: Residual (left over) energy, stored energy or machines and equipment connected to an energy source.
• Energy Source: Any electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy source that could cause injury to personnel.
• Energy Isolation Device: A mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release of energy (on/off switch)
• Lockout/ Tag out: The placement of a lock and/or tag on the energy isolating device in accordance with an established procedure, indicating the machinery/ Equipment is not to be operated until removal of the lock/tag in accordance with an established procedure.
LOCKOUT / TAGOUT IS REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS:
• Anytime an employee may be exposed to a hazard.• When a guard is removed.• When employees must place a body part inside equipment or an area where they could contact an energy source. • When an electrical guard or panel is removed.• Installation and set up operations.• Any repair of equipment or machines.• Preventative maintenance of machines or equipment.• A spill in equipment that requires cleaning.• A equipment jam.• When troubleshooting, repairing or installing electrical circuits.• When performing maintenance on moving parts.
Notify OperationsNotify Operations
Notify all affected employees that equipment is being Locked Out.
Shut down procedureShut down procedure
If the equipment is operating, the authorized person will shut it down by the normal stopping procedure
(cycle stop, depressing the stop button, etc.)
Application of lockout/tagout devicesApplication of lockout/tagout devices
Isolate the energy by disconnecting any/allsources of power that apply to area of the machine that needs to be worked on.
Authorized person will lock out the energysource of machine/equipment with their personally issued lock.
Lock outLock out
Try To OperateTry To Operate
After making sure that no one is exposed, push the START button to be certain that energy is properly isolated, stored energy is
released and equipment will not operate.
Do all the necessary workDo all the necessary work
Now that the equipment is properly lockedout, any needed work can be performed.
If you do not have a lock and are not personally locked out, you are not permitted to be in any part of the machine, no matter how much you
want to help out.
Remove LocksRemove Locks
Remove any tools from the area Remove any tools from the area Replace / shut all guardsReplace / shut all guards
Remove all lock out devicesRemove all lock out devices
Advise operations you are starting upAdvise operations you are starting up
After power is restored, notify operations that equipment is ready to run and production can
resume.
Lockout/ Tagout involving shift change continued:
At that time, the Employee arriving At that time, the Employee arriving will apply their lock first --- then will apply their lock first --- then
the Employee leaving will take their the Employee leaving will take their lock off. This will keep the machine lock off. This will keep the machine
locked out at all times.locked out at all times.
LOCKING OUT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE, BUT NOT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ENERGY SOURCES NEED
TO BE LOCKED AND THEIR LOCATIONS.