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This document outlines the procedures and responsibilities for controlling hazardous energy during servicing or maintenance activities at the University of New Hampshire, ensuring employee safety

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1. Identify all energy sources that need to be controlled.
2. Notify affected employees about the lockout/tagout procedures.
3. Prepare and implement a lockout/tagout plan that includes specific procedures for shutting down equipment.
4. Use appropriate lockout/tagout devices to isolate energy sources.
5. Test the equipment to ensure that it is properly isolated and cannot be operated.
6. Perform the maintenance or servicing required safely.
7. Remove lockout/tagout devices only when it is safe to restore energy and equipment is ready for use.
8. Notify affected employees that the lockout/tagout process is complete.

Who needs Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

1. Maintenance and repair personnel working on equipment.
2. Supervisors and managers overseeing maintenance activities.
3. Employees operating machinery that requires lockout/tagout procedures.
4. Safety personnel responsible for ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

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What are the four types of hazardous energy?

Hazardous energy may appear in a variety of forms in the workplace. These include electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and thermal energy sources. For example, springs under tension or compression, and chemical, water, gas, and steam energy sources.

What is a hazardous energy control program OSHA 30?

What is the intent of the energy control program? To ensure that before any employee services equipment where the potential exists for unexpected energization or start-up of equipment or the release of stored energy, the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

What is lockout tagout control of hazardous energy?

Hazardous energy controls are generally known as lockout/tagout, or LOTO, and consist of locks and tags applied to energy-isolating device(s) on equipment that contains the hazardous energy source(s).

What is meant by lockout tagout?

What is Lockout Tagout? Lockout tagout is a protection system against unintentional exposure to hazardous energy from equipment and machinery. A lockout device, such as a padlock, secures the energy isolating device while a tagout device (i.e. a tag) warns employees not to use the equipment.

What is the OSHA standard for control of hazardous energy?

Hazardous energy is defined: "any electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, nuclear, thermal, gravitational, or other energy that can harm personnel" (CSA Z460-20 "Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout and Other Methods").

What are the 7 steps of LOTO?

The OSHA standard for The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147) for general industry outlines measures for controlling different types of hazardous energy. The LOTO standard establishes the employer's responsibility to protect workers from hazardous energy.

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What is Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) is a safety procedure used to ensure that hazardous machinery or equipment is properly shut off and not able to be started up again before the completion of maintenance or servicing work. This involves locking and tagging the energy sources of the equipment.

Who is required to file Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

All employers who have machinery or equipment that could potentially release hazardous energy are required to implement Lockout/Tagout procedures. This includes maintenance and service personnel who work on such equipment.

How to fill out Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

To fill out Lockout/Tagout procedures, identify the energy sources, notify affected employees, isolate the energy sources, lock them out with appropriate locks, and place tags on the locks. Document the procedure steps and the date, location, equipment, and personnel involved.

What is the purpose of Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

The purpose of Lockout/Tagout is to protect workers from accidents and injuries caused by the unexpected release of hazardous energy during maintenance or servicing activities. It ensures a safe working environment by controlling energy sources.

What information must be reported on Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)?

Information that must be reported includes the identity of the individual performing the Lockout/Tagout, the date and time of the lockout, the equipment being serviced, the type of energy being controlled, and a description of the work being performed.