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Control of Hazardous energy
Blue Ridge Safety AssociationSafety Training Presentations
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What is Lockout/Tagout?
Procedure for a safe shut down and restart of equipment that is serviced or maintained
Lockout protects employees who service and maintain equipment
Tagout warns employees of the shut down
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Lockout/Tagout Prevents
Equipment from unexpectedly starting-up
Co-workers from restartingequipment
Injury and death during servicing or maintenance of equipment
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Leading Causes of Lockout/Tagout Injuries
Failure to shut off equipment
Failure to disconnect from power source
Unexpected restarting of equipment
Failure to clear work area before restarting
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Authorized Employees Must
Maintain or service equipment
Identify all energy sources
Inform others of lockout/tagout inprogress
Follow the lockout/tagout procedures
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Affected Employees
Operate or use equipment
Understand all lockout/tagout procedures
Never remove locks or tags
Never restart equipment with lock or tag
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Other Employees
Are not authorized or affected employees
Must be able to identify locks and tags
Must be aware of lockout/tagout procedures
Never restart equipment with lock/tag
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step One - Prepare for shutdown
Step Two - Shutdown equipment
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step Three - Disconnect power source using an energy isolating device
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step Four - Apply lockout/tagout devices
Only applied by authorized employees
Locks hold power source in “off” position
Locks must be used if equipment is capable of being locked out
If locks cannot be used – tags must be used
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step Four - Apply lockout/tagout devices
Devices must be:
Standardized
Identifiable
Durable
Not used for other purposes
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step Four - Apply lockout/tagout devices
Limitation of tags:
Only a warning device
Equipment can still be started-up
False sense of security
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Six Steps to Performing Lockout/Tagout Safely
Step Five - Release stored energyStep Six - Verify machine is safe
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Restarting the Equipment
Inspect work area
Notify employees
Remove devices
Test equipment
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Group Lockout
Group lockout device used when more than one person services the equipment
Each employee has own lock or tag
One primary employee responsible
Shift changes require group lockout device
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Removing Another Employee’s Lock or Tag
If a lock or tag needs to be removed and the employee cannot be found:
Verify employee is not in facility
Make reasonable effort to contact employee
Tell employee about removal
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Summary
Lockout/tagout is a warning and prevention system
Failure to perform lockout/tagout can kill you
Know the six steps of lockout/tagout
Never remove another employee’s lock/tag
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