CONTROLOFHAZARDOUSENERGY“LOCKOUT/TAGOUT”(LOTO)LOCKOUT/TAGOUTTheOSHAStandardfortheControlofHazardousEnergy(Lockout/Tagout)29CFR1910.147coverstheservicingandmaintenanceofmachinesandequipmentinwhichtheunexpectedstart-uporthereleaseofstoredenergycouldcauseinjurytoemployees.WHATISLOCKOUT/TAGOUT?•“LOTO”isatechniqueusedtopreventenergyfrombeingreleasedduringtheservicingofequipment.Thisisaccomplishedbyplacinglocksonenergyisolationdevicespriortostartingwork.TYPESOFENERGY•CHEMICAL•ELECTRICAL•HYDRAULIC•MECHANICAL•THERMAL•PNEUMATIC•Someenergysourcescanbeturnedon/off.•Otherscanonlybedissipatedorcontrolled.CHEMICAL•HASENERGYTHATCANSTARTFIRES,CAUSESKINBURNS,GENERATEHARMFULGASESORFUMES•BEFOREWORKING-RELEASE,DRAINORVENTCHEMICALSSAFELYElectrical•ASLOWAS30VOLTSCANCARRYENOUGHCURRENTTOKILL•USENON-CONDUCTINGTOOLS•DISCHARGEALLCAPACITORSAFETRLOCKOUT•ENSUREALLCONTROLPOWERISDE-ENERGIZED•LOCK&TAGSOURCEBREAKERSNOTSWITCHES•STOREDPOTENTIALENERGYCANBERELEASEDDURINGWORKCAUSINGINJURYORDEATH•CHECKCIRCUTSDEADBEFOREWORKINGHYDRAULIC•ENERGYOFLIQUIDSUNDERPRESSURE•RELIEVEPRESSURESLOWLYINTOAPROPERCONTAINER•RAPIDRELEASECANCAUSEINJURY•PRESSURECANCAUSEEQUIPMENTTOMOVEMECHANICAL•KINETIC-INMOTION•ENERGYOFMOVINGMACHINERYCANCAUSE,AMPUTATIONS,LACERATIONS,FRACTURES&LOSSOFLIFE•POTENTIAL-STOREDENERGYTHERMAL•ENERGYOFHEAT(&COLD)•HOTEQUIPMENT&FLUIDSDWILLBURNYOU•COLDFLUIDSCANCAUSEINJURYALSO•QUICKRELEASEOFCOMPRESSEDGASESCANFREEZEYOURSKIN•ALLOWEQUIPMENTTOREACHASAFETEMPERATUREBEFORESTARTINGWORKPNEUMATIC•ENERGYOFCOMPRESSEDGASES•-UNCONTROLLEDRELEASECANCAUSEINJURY•-RAPIDDE-PRESSURIZATIONCREATESEXTREMELOWTEMPERATURE•PROPERLYVENTALLSYSTEMSBEFORESTARTINGWORKFIRSTSTEPSINLOTOKNOWYOUREQUIPMENT&SYSTEMS:•hazards•isolationpoints•proceduresWorkingonunfamiliarmachineryisahazardWHATYOUNEEDFORLOTO•WRITTENLOTOSCHEDULE•LOCKS&TAGS-IDENTIFIEDFORTHEWORKER•HASPS-FORPLACINGLOCKS&TAGS•BREAKERCLIPS-FORELECTRICALLOTO•BLANKFLANGES-FORFLUIDLINES•VALVECOVERS-FORLOTOOFVALVES•PLUGBUCKETS-FORELECTRICALPLUGSWHOCANREMOVELOCKS&TAGS???•ONLYTHEEMPLOYEEWHOPLACEDTHETAG“OR”ASUPERVISOR,AFTEROBTAININGPERMISSIONFROMTHEWORKERWHOPLACEDTHETAG•EACHPERSONWORKINGONTHEEQUIPMENTMUSTPLACETHEIROWNLOCKS&TAGSTOENSURETHEIRSAFETY,EVENIFTHEEQUIPMENTALREADYHASALOCK&TAGONIT.LOCKOUT/TAGOUT:SHIFTCHANGES1.Ifservicinglastsmorethanoneshift,lockout/tagoutprotectionmustnotbeinterrupted.2.Whentheemployeewhoapplieddeviceisnottheretoremoveit,itcanberemovedonlyinanemergencyandonlyunderthedirectionofthesupervisor.LOTOPROTECTSYOU!!!•USEPROPERPROCEDURES….•PLEASEBECAREFULWHENWORKINGONEQUIPMENTHowInjuriesOccurDuringtheServicingofEquipment?–80%failedtoturnoffequipment–10%equipmentactivatedbysomeoneelse–5%failedtocontrolpotentialenergy–Mostofremaining5%disconnectedpowerbutfailedtoverifyeffectivenessWHENISLOTOAPPLIED?•Adjusting•Inspecting•Modifying•Replacingparts•TherearesomesituationswhereLOTOisnotrequired…•Clearingjams•Lubricating•Cleaning•ToolchangesEXCEPTIONSTOLOTO•Normalproductionoperations•Routine,repetitive,&integraltoproduction•Guards/safetydevicesnotbypassed•Bodypartnotplacedinthepointofoperationorotherdangerousareaduringmachinecycle•Needtousealternativemeasuresforprotection•Cord&plugconnectedequipment•Plugisonlysourceofenergy•PlugisundercontinuouscontrolofonepersonGENERALLOTOPROCEDURESTEP1IDEnergySourcesSTEP2NotifyOth...