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Control of Hazardous Energy

• Lockout/Tagout
• 29 CFR 1910.147

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Lockout/tagout is a hazardous energy control
program

• Electrical
• Hydraulic
• Pneumatic
• Kinetic

• Potential
• Thermal
• Chemical
• Radiation

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Tagouts

• Do not start
• Do not open
• Do not close
• Do not energize

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TAG LIMITATIONS

• Tags are warning devices
• Tags shall never be used in place of a lock

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Lockout/tagout Definitions

• Affected Employee
• Authorized Employee
• Energized
• Energy Isolation Device
• Lockout

• Lockout Device
• Maintenance and/or servicing
• Tagout
• Tagout Device

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Requirements for use of tags

• Only those tags which have been approved by the
  Safety Department will be used
• Tags are to be removed only by the authorized
  employee responsible for the tag with his or her
  name
• Tags must be capable to withstand the
  environmental conditions of the workplace

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Requirements for use of tags

• Tags must be securely attached
• Tagout device attachment means shall be
  non-reusable, attachable by hand, and
  self-locking with a minimum unlocking strength of
  no less than 50 pounds

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ENERGY CONTROL PROCEDURES

1. Notification
2. Preparation for shutdown
3. Machine or equipment shutdown
4. Machine or equipment isolation
5. Applying lockout or tagout devices
6. Stored energy
7. Verification of isolation

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Zero Energy State Procedure (ZESP)

1. Identification of the ZESP
2. Use of the ZESP to apply energy controls
3. Verify that no other energy sources exist
4. Perform required servicing or maintenance work
5. Release the energy controls

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Release From Lockout or Tagout

• Inspect the Work Area
• Initial Employee Notification
• Removal of Lockout or Tagout Devices
• Final Employee Notification
• Follow the machine or equipment specific startup
  procedures

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OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS

• Will be informed of hazardous energy control
  requirements
• Will be expected to follow the same basic program
• Will be required to document that they have been
  trained in standard lockout/tagout procedures
• Provide each authorized employee with approved
  lockout/tagout devices