LOCKOUT TAGOUT

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LOCKOUT TAGOUT

• REMOVING AMBIGUITY FROM
• CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY PROGRAMS

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Outline

• Personal Experience Life is more complicated
  than you can imagine
• Review of OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy
  Program
• Procedures
• Training
• Inspections
• LO/TO Fatality Case Review

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Life is more complicated than you can imagine

• Children and puzzles,

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Life is more complicated than you can imagine

• Adults and more complex puzzles ....

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UTILIZING THE OSHA CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY
STANDARD

• REVIEW
• 1910.147 Highlights
• Applies to all conditions where unexpected
  energization could result in injury
• Exceptions minor servicing, workers effectively
  protected by alternative measures, power source
  under exclusive control of employee (cord and
  plug), etc - (c)(4)(i)

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OSHA STANDARD

• Specifies Requirement for Energy Control Program
• Procedures
• Employee Training
• Inspection

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ENERGY CONTROL PROGRAMProcedures

• Identify, list, and specify energy isolation
  points for all energy sources for each piece of
  equipment that falls under the OSHA Standard
• Electrical
• Pneumatic
• Steam
• Spring/Gravity
• Thermal
• Hydraulic
• Other

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Procedures Identify, List Specify
How? Who?
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Procedures Contd

• Specify Lockout Application (Pre-work)
• Notify affected personnel
• Properly shut down machine
• Isolate all energy sources
• Apply lockout devices, locks tags
• Verify total de-energization of all sources
• Test by trying to activate
• Return controls to off

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Procedures Contd

• Specify Lockout Removal Procedures (Post-work)
• Ensure removal of all tools and items
• Confirm safe location of all employees
• Verify controls in neutral
• Remove lockout devices and reenergize machine
• Notify affected employees that servicing is
  complete

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Procedure Example

• Example Perfect Binder

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Procedures Contd

• Specify Testing Procedures
• Testing to be overseen by project leader
• Leader will ensure all personnel are away from
  any unprotected parts of machine
• Leader will oversee the removal of locks and tags
• Leader will position self in a position to
  observe but away from the running machinery and
  away from any hazardous conditions
• Leader will power and test part
• Leader will oversee the reattachment of locks and
  tags to make adjustments or continue work

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Procedures Contd
Planning for events where no procedures have been
specified (pg 1 of 2)
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ProceduresContd
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Energy Control ProgramTraining

• Who?
• Affected employee." One whose job requires
  him/her to operate or use a machine on which
  maintenance is being performed under lockout or
  tagout, or whose job requires him/her to work in
  an area in which such maintenance is being
  performed.
• "Authorized employee." A person who locks out or
  tags out machines in order to perform
  maintenance.

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Training Continued

• Critical that employees understand where they
  sit in these employee groups this removes much
  of the ambiguity in the Lockout/Tagout Program

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Training ContinuedWhen to LOTO

• The lockout/tagout standard contains specific
  criteria for the minor servicing exception. The
  three criteria determine if the minor servicing
  exception would apply to a particular activity.
• The activity must take place during, and must be
  inherent to normal production operations
• The activity must be
• Routine The activity must be a regular course of
  procedure and be in accordance with established
  practices.
• Repetitive The activity must be repeated as part
  of the production process or cycle.
• Integral The activity must be inherent to the
  production process.
• If all of these apply, the employer must use
  alternative measures to provide effective
  protection from the hazardous energy.

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Energy Control ProgramAnnual Inspection

• Periodic inspections of the energy control
  procedures are integral to ensure that the
  procedures and the requirements of the standard
  are being followed.
• Annual Inspection Elements
• Observe implementation of procedure by
  representative number of authorized
• Conduct a procedure review/audit with all
  authorized employees
• Inspection Details 130 machines, 51 procedures
  are unique from one another how many
  observations need to be performed?

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Core Energy Control Program Summary

• Establishing and improving upon procedures,
  training, and inspections of an energy control
  program leads to clear (and safe) sailing ahead.
  (Anon.)
• Ambiguity is the devils volleyball. (Emo
  Phillips)

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