LOCKOUT / TAGOUT - Safety and Risk Services · Lockout devices block the flow of energy from its...
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POTENTIAL ENERGY: • Electricity • Thermal • Chemical • Pneumatic • Hydraulic • Mechanical • Gravity WHAT TO DO! • Electricity is not the only form of hazardous energy! • Turn off malfunctioning equipment and discontinue use. Notify your supervisor immediately! • Pay attention to equipment for locks and tags. • DO NOT attempt to remove locks or tags, unless you are trained and authorized to do so! • Notify your supervisor if the equipment you need is locked and tagged. • Report injuries to your supervisor immediately! • In an emergency, call 911 and UOPD (541-346-2919) for immediate assistance! LOCKOUT / TAGOUT Turn off malfunctioning equipment! Remember electricity is not the only form of hazardous energy! DO NOT remove locks or tags, unless you are trained and authorized! LOCKOUT / TAGOUT devices are regulated by the University’s Lockout/ Tagout Safety Program or Energy Control Program. The devices act as a means of protecting workers from injury by the release of energy during repair, inspection, or maintenance of machines and other equipment. Lockout devices block the flow of energy from its source to the equipment preventing accidental startup. Tagout is the placement of a tag with the lockout device to warn other workers that the device is unsafe to operate. Only authorized employees can lockout / tagout equipment, perform service or maintenance, and remove the lockout / tagout devices. It is important to recognize electricity is not the only form of potential energy. UO ENVIRONMENTS: • Electricity • Thermal • Chemical • Pneumatic • Hydraulic • Mechanical • Gravity Occupational Safety Officer Katie Jones kjones17@uoregon.edu Environmental Health and Safety ehsinfo@uoregon.edu 541-346-3192 *Does not act in place of official training. Contact EHS. Updated: 09/19 Safety and Risk Services 1260 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 safety.uoregon.edu/safetysheets
Transcript of LOCKOUT / TAGOUT - Safety and Risk Services · Lockout devices block the flow of energy from its...
POTENTIAL ENERGY:• Electricity• Thermal• Chemical• Pneumatic• Hydraulic• Mechanical• Gravity
WHAT TO DO!• Electricity is not the only form of hazardous energy!• Turn off malfunctioning equipment and discontinue
use. Notify your supervisor immediately!• Pay attention to equipment for locks and tags.• DO NOT attempt to remove locks or tags, unless you
are trained and authorized to do so!• Notify your supervisor if the equipment you need is
locked and tagged.• Report injuries to your supervisor immediately!• In an emergency, call 911 and UOPD (541-346-2919) for
immediate assistance!
LOCKOUT / TAGOUT
Turn off malfunctioning equipment!
Remember electricity is not the onlyform of hazardous energy!
DO NOT remove locks or tags, unless you are trained and authorized!
LOCKOUT / TAGOUTdevices are regulated by the University’s Lockout/ Tagout Safety Program or Energy Control Program. The devices act as a means of protecting workers from injury by the release of energy during repair, inspection, or maintenance of machines and other equipment. Lockout devices block the flow of energy from its source to the equipment preventing accidental startup. Tagout is the placement of a tag with the lockout device to warn other workers that the device is unsafe to operate. Only authorized employees can lockout / tagout equipment, perform service or maintenance, and remove the lockout / tagout devices. It is important to recognize electricity is not the only form of potential energy.
UO ENVIRONMENTS:• Electricity• Thermal• Chemical• Pneumatic• Hydraulic• Mechanical• Gravity
Occupational Safety OfficerKatie Jones [email protected]
Environmental Health and Safety [email protected]
*Does not act in place of official training. Contact EHS. Updated: 09/19
Safety and Risk Services 1260 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 safety.uoregon.edu/safetysheets
