Energy control procedures lockout/tagout

Utilities should develop, use, and implement energy control procedures, including tagout/lockout, for the control of potentially hazardous energy. The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques in controlling hazardous energy. The procedures will also detail how compliance will be enforced, including... 

Does the SAHP contain a lockout/tagout program that includes energy control procedures and employee training practices [OSHA Reference. 147(c)(1)]... 

An employee who works in an area in which energy control procedures are implemented, as in lockout/tagout. An affected employee and an authorized employee may be the same person. 

Each tweeted employee (person affected by the lockout/tagout) shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure. 

The identified machine/equipment requires a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures according to 1910.147(c)(6) - The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout). Check ( ) or complete all elements of this form that apply to the Periodic Inspection. [NOTE This standard does not apply to construction, agriculture, or maritime industries.]... 

Are all employees whose duties require them to be in an area where energy control procedures are used, instructed on their purpose, the prohibitions of lockout/tagout, and about a change in equipment that presents anew hazard [29 CFR 1910.147 (c)(7XiiiXA)]... 

Require that each lockout/tagout device be removed by the employee who applied the device. Conduct inspections of energy-control procedures at least annually. 

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), 1998b, Lockout/Tagout Procedure for the Control of Hazardous Energy, GN470037, Issue E, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, January 21. 1998 (SNL internal Web). 

The placement of a tag-out device on an energy isolation device (e.g., circuits or equipment) in accordance with an established procedure to identify and alert individuals that the energy isolation device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated or have their positions changed until the tag-out device is removed by an authorized individual. See also Lockout/Tagout (LOTO). 

Failure to adequately control energy accounts for many serious accidents in construction. Lockout/tagout procedures help safeguard employees from the unexpected start-up of machinery or equipment or release of hazardous energy while performing servicing or maintenance tasks. 

Identify and implement specific procedures (generally in writing) for the control of hazardous energy, including preparation for shutdown, equipment isolation, lockout/tagout application, release of stored energy, and verification of isolation. 

However, the exemption does not give you any less reason to protect your employees from hazardous energy. That is why there is a critical need for you and your employees to understand and adhere to the proper control of hazardous energy. Lockout/tagout procedures are designed to prevent accidents and injuries caused by the unexpected release of energy when equipment is being repaired or maintained. 

The standard requires that employers develop written energy control programs that clearly and specifically explain all procedures for lockout/tagout. These plans must include ... 

Whenever outside personnel are to be engaged in activities covered by the scope and application of the lockout/tagout procedure, the utility and the outside contractor shall inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures. The utility shall ensure that their employees understand and comply with the restrictions and prohibitions of the outside contractor s energy control program. 

Each lockout or tagout device should be removed from each energy-isolating device by the employee who applied the device. When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of team leaders, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented, and incorporated into the company s energy control program. 

Certify procedures for control of potentially hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) including ... 

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