Safety Manual
1st Page
Introduction to Safety
General Work Habits
Clothing & Personal Protective
Equipment
Work Area Houskeeping
Asbestos
Hand & Power Tools
Equipment & Machinery
Tag-Out Procedure
Fire Protection
Welding
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Electrical
Construction
Ladders & Scaffolding
Back Safety
Lifting
Vehicle Safety
Work Area Safety Awareness
Emergency Procedures
Off-the-Job Safety
Safety Equipment
Employee Statement
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Updated April 2001
Tag-Out Procedure
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A
lockout device and universal "Danger" tag shall be placed on all
energy-activating devices of machines or tools needing repair, or receiving routine
maintenance.
The
responsible trade should write the reason(s) the machine is not operable on the tag and
sign it before placing the tag on the equipment.
Before
starting maintenance or repair, the equipment should be checked to make sure all energy
has been released or disconnected. |
Each
trade should remove its tag after the equipment is repaired and notify affected personnel.
When more than one trade is involved in repair or maintenance of such equipment, a
compound locking device shall be used. Each trade involved shall apply their own lock and
personal tag.
A lockout device and tag shall be
placed on the junction box of stationary permanently-wired equipment with the energy
activating device placed in the "off" position. This lockout/tagout procedure
should reduce accidents caused by the unexpected start-up or release of energy.
The equipment shall not be put back in service until after the last
trade removes its lock and tag.
Each employee should become thoroughly familiar with Oklahoma State
University's Program For The Control Of Hazardous Energy and
each trade's specific lockout/tagout procedures. |
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"Reaching
for something near unguarded, operating machinery never used to bother me," he said
off-handedly.
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Fire Protection
