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General Procedures for Machines and Equipment LOTO Procedures

This procedure checklist to protect authorized employees against unexpected or unplanned activation of equipment or energy while servicing equipment
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07/26/2022

General Procedures for Machines and Equipment LOTO Procedures

This procedure checklist to protect authorized employees against unexpected or unplanned activation of equipment or energy while servicing equipment

    All procedures, including but not limited to the general procedures described below and equipment-specific procedures must include the following steps:

    General Procedures

    Single-Point Lockout

    If the lockout device or tag must be temporarily removed from the energy-isolating device, the authorized employee must follow the sequence of actions below:

    Specific Procedures

    Group Lockout/Tagout

    Shift or Personnel Changes

    To maintain continuity in the protection provided for those involved in the lockout/tagout procedures, and for the orderly transfer of the lockout/tagout devices, the steps below are necessary during personnel or shifts changes.

    Removal of Another Employee’s Lock

    When the authorized employee who applied the lockout devices and associated tags is not available to remove them, the devices may be removed by the authorized employee's supervisor in accordance with the process described below:

    Locks must never be removed without verifying that the authorized employee has cleared the work area/hazard zone.

    EQUIPMENT

    Protective Materials and Hardware

    Lockable Energy-Isolating Device Installation

    TRAINING

    Authorized Employees and their Supervisors

    Equipment Specific Lockout/Tagout Training

    Affected Employees

    Retraining

    Retraining is required when:

    RECORDKEEPING

    Periodic Review

    Training

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

    Department Heads/Chairs

    Supervisors of Authorized Employees

    Authorized Employees

    Affected Employees

    Facilities Management Department

    EXEMPTIONS AND GLOBAL SPECIFIC PROCEDURES

    Cord/Plug Equipment

    Lasers

    Hot Tap Operations

    Hot tap operations performed on pressurized transmission or distribution systems for gas, steam, water, or petroleum products are exempt, provided that the supervisor can demonstrate:

    Grain Bins

    Ignition Key Control

    Other

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