LOTO : Control the Power - Instruction & Guidance

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Chapter : Lockout Tagout 

Control the Power - Instruction & Guidance 

Lockout - Tagout requirement needed to control hazardous energy while servicing or performing maintenance on machinery or other equipment.

Employees who service or maintain machinery and equipment need special training on lockout/tag out procedures.

The objective of the following safety tips is to evaluate authorized employees' understanding of hazardous energy sources and control of hazardous energy with lockout / Tag out.

Instructions:

1. Discuss your workplace lockout / Tag out program and procedures. Bring lockout / Tag out devices that are used at your operation and review their uses.
2. List the types of energy sources at your workplace. Identify the equipment at your workplace that needs to be locked out.
3. Discuss an incident or near miss when equipment accidentally started. What was the root cause? What was changed to prevent reoccurrence?
4. Choose a machine or piece of equipment subject to Lockout / Tagout. Identify all energy sources that have to be locked out/tagged out before anyone can service or repair the machine or equipment. Have an authorized employee demonstrate your company's specific shutdown and restart procedures.
   
   Note: Any recommendations or observations during the exercise, and discuss them with the appropriate personnel.

Guidance

The following are examples of Lockout / Tagout and restart procedures.

The Lockout / Tagout procedures must include the following steps:

1. Preparing for shutdown,
2. Shutting down the machine(s) or equipment,
3. Isolating the machine or equipment from the energy source(s),
4. Supplying the Lockout or Tagout device(s) to the energy-isolating device(s),
5. Safely releasing all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy, and
6. Verifying the isolation of the machine(s) or equipment before the start of service or maintenance work.

In addition, before Lockout or Tagout devices are removed and energy is restored to the machines or equipment, certain steps must be taken to reenergize equipment after service is completed, including:

1. Ensuring that machines or equipment components are operationally intact; and
2. Notifying affected employees that Lockout / Tagout devices are removed from each energy-isolating device by the employee who applied the device.