Lockout/
Tagout
Refresher
Training
Hazardous energy
sources
 Evaluate
machines, equipment,
and processes
 Develop
energy control plan
1a
Hazardous energy
sources
 Look
for all sources of energy
 Identify
secondary and stored
energy sources
1b
Why lockout/tagout is
necessary
 Prevents
injury due to
unexpected startup of
equipment or released energy
2a
Functions covered by
lockout/tagout
 Servicing
of machines and
equipment
 Performing
maintenance on
equipment and machinery
 Normal
operations
3a
Energy control program
 Authorized
 Affected
 Other
employees
employees
employees
4a
Energy control program
 Energy
control procedures
 Training
 Periodic
audits
4b
Preparation for
shutdown
 Locate
all energy sources
 Inform
all affected persons
5a
Shutdown procedure
 Each
piece of equipment or
machine must be shutdown
according to
written energy
control
procedures
6a
Shutdown procedure
 Orderly
shutdown avoids
additional or increased hazards
 Use
shutdown
procedures
that are
established for
the machine
6b
Isolating machinery
from its energy sources
 Type
of devices to be used
 Placement
of isolating devices
7a
Application of
lockout/tagout devices
 Positioning
devices
of lockout/tagout
 Only
authorized employees can
attach the devices
8a
Releasing stored energy
 Check
for and relieve:
• electrical energy capacitors
• residual
pressure in
lines and
pipes
9a
Verification procedures
 Verify
that all locks and tags
are in place
 Try
to operate
the equipment
10a
Restoring energy to the
equipment/machine
 Remove
tools from the area,
replace guards
 Ensure
that employees are
safely positioned or removed
from the area
11a
Restoring energy to the
equipment/machine
 The
employee who applies the
lock is the only one who can
remove it
 Special
requirements for testing
and positioning equipment
11b
Lockout devices
 Types
used
 Standardized
for
easy recognition
12a
Lockout devices
 Never
use someone else’s
lockout device
 The
lock must
identify the
person who
applied it
12b
Tags
 Types
used
 Standardized
for easy
recognition
13a
Tags
 The
attachment means for a tag
must be:
• non-reusable
• attached by hand
• self-locking and non-reusable with
locking strength of 50 pounds
• equivalent to a one-piece, allenvironment-tolerant nylon cable
tie
13b
Tags
 The
tag’s legend must include
the following types of
statements:
13c
Group lockouts
 Uses
group lockout devices
(hasps) to accommodate all
locks
 Each
authorized employee must
affix a personal lockout or
tagout device to the group
lockout device when he/she
begins work
14a
Group lockouts
 Each
authorized employee must
remove those devices when
he/she stops working on the
machine/equipment
14b
Shift changes
 The
first employee’s lock
remains in place until
the next shift’s
employee
applies his/her
lock
15a
Removing a lock
 If
an employee is not available
to remove a lock, the employer
must:
• verify that the employee is not in
the facility
• make reasonable efforts to
contact the employee
• inform the employee of the
removal before he/she resumes
work
16a