Lockout / Tagout (LOTO)

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 requires control of hazardous energy.
• One worker, one lock, one key. Never share or remove another worker's lock.
• Verify zero energy state with a meter — don't trust the switch.

• Unexpected start-up of machinery
• Stored hydraulic, pneumatic, or gravitational energy
• Capacitors holding electrical charge
• Steam and thermal energy lines

• Follow the written LOTO procedure for each piece of equipment.
• Notify all affected employees before locking out.
• Try-out: attempt to start the equipment after lockout to verify isolation.
• Only the worker who applied the lock removes it.

1. Have you ever found a piece of equipment 'locked out' with no tag identifying who locked it?
2. What energy sources are on your equipment besides electrical? (Hydraulic, pneumatic, gravity, thermal.)
3. Who is authorized to remove a lock if the owner is off-site?

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