An annual review of all local Lock Out Tag Out procedures must be accomplished.

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1 Standard Safety Procedure No. 509 Hazardous Energy Control Objective: To safeguard employees, equipment and property from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities. This will be accomplished by requiring each location to develop and utilize equipment specific Lockout Tagout procedures. All Lockout Tagout Procedures are to comply with OSHA STD app A. Requirements: All employees shall receive initial and recurrent training in BBASSI Hazardous Energy Control Program to a minimum of Affected Employee status. All employees who perform or may perform maintenance functions shall receive initial and recurrent training to the Authorized employee status prior to being allowed to perform maintenance functions. Authorized employees must have the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for the safe application, use and removal of energy isolating devices used in the workplace. Lockout Tagout procedures shall establish the minimum requirements for the safety of personal and equipment when ever maintenance or servicing is required. Lockout Tagout procedures will also apply whenever an out of service condition exists with any machinery or servicing equipment and the equipment is not actively being worked on. Note: An annual review of all local Lock Out Tag Out procedures must be accomplished. Definitions: Energy source. Any source of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy. Energy isolating device. A mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release of energy, including but not limited to the following: A manually operated electrical circuit breaker; a disconnect switch; a manually operated switch by which the conductors of a circuit can be disconnected from all ungrounded supply conductors, and, in addition, no pole can be operated independently; a line valve; a block; and any similar device used to block or isolate energy. Push buttons, selector switches and other control circuit type devices are not energy isolating devices.

2 No. 509 Pg 2 Lockout. The placement of a lockout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is removed. Tagout. The placement of a tagout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, to indicate that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed. Group Lockout: Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained. Authorized Employee: Any person who has been trained to lock out or tag out an energy source in order to perform service or maintenance on that machine or equipment. An affected employee becomes an authorized employee when that employee's duties include performing servicing or maintenance covered under this section. Affected Employee. An employee whose normal job duties require the operation or use a machine or equipment on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lockout or tagout, or whose job requires him/her to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed All Other Employees: Employees who may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized and must receive instruction regarding the energy control procedure and the prohibition against removing a lock out or tag out device and attempting to restart, re energize, or operate the machinery. WRITTEN PROCEDURES: The local written lockout/tagout procedures are required to outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques that will be used to control hazardous energy. The written procedures are required to address the: Sequential steps to shut down, isolate, block and secure machines or equipment. Sequential steps for placing, removing, and transferring lockout/tagout devices. In the event that the lockout/tagout procedures are the same for various pieces of equipment or machines, or if the equipment or machines can be grouped in another logical manner, then a single procedure may be sufficient.

3 No. 509 Pg 3 Written procedures must be specific enough and clearly outline the steps to be taken by authorized employees. Machines and/or equipment with the same type and magnitude of hazardous energy and which have the same or similar type of controls can be grouped and inspected by the type of procedure. A grouping of detailed individual procedures would be considered a single procedure for periodic inspection purposes if all of the procedures in the grouping have the same or similar: 1. Intended machine/equipment use; 2. Procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking, and securing machines or equipment; Lockout and Tagout Procedure The following sequence shall be followed by the authorized employee when conducting Lock out Tag out activities: 1. Prepare for shut down. Review the procedures that are required before the equipment is to be shut down. Notify all affected employees as to the type and magnitude of the energy that is expected to be controlled and what means are employed to control the energy. 2. Shutdown of machinery or equipment. Turn off or shutdown the equipment by using the normal stopping means. 3. Isolate all energy sources of the machinery or equipment. Remove the energy sources from the machinery or equipment. Caution should be observed as many machines or equipment uses multiple sources of energy. 4. Application of Lockout tag out devices. Apply lockout/ tag out devices to the energy isolation device. Install group lockout device if necessary. 5. Relieve stored or residual energy. Render or relieve all stored or residual energy after lockout is accomplished. This may include bleeding off pressure lines, grounding out circuits, relieving tension on springs, etc. 6. Verify the equipment or machinery has been de-energized and isolated. Test the equipment or machinery to ensure that it has been de-energized and isolated before service or maintenance begins. This will include starting the equipment through normal means or may require the use of monitoring devices. 7. The machine/equipment is now locked out.

4 No. 509 Pg 4 Note: Group Lockout/Tagout. Specific procedures shall be utilized for group lockout tagout activities when work is performed by multiple authorized employees at the same time or during shift or personnel changes to ensure the continuity of lockout or tagout protection, including provision for the orderly transfer of lockout or tagout device protection between off-going and oncoming employees, to minimize exposure to hazards from the unexpected energization or start-up of the machine or equipment, or the release of stored energy. Restoring Equipment to Service. When the servicing or maintenance is completed and the machine or equipment is ready to return to normal operating condition, the following steps shall be taken. 1. Check the machine or equipment and the immediate area around the machine to ensure that nonessential items have been removed and that the machine or equipment components are operationally intact. 2. Check the work area to ensure that all employees have been safely positioned or removed from the area. 3. Verify that the controls are in neutral. 4. Remove the lockout devices and reenergize the machine or equipment. Removal of energy isolating devices or tags will be accomplished by the individual who initially installed the devices or tags, or when the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated in the employers Hazardous Energy Control Program. Note: The removal of some forms of blocking may require re-energizing of the machine before safe removal. 5. Notify affected employees that the servicing or maintenance is completed and the machine or equipment is ready for used. 6. Return locking mechanisms and tags to proper storage area.

5 No. 509 Pg 5 Further information and requirements may be found in the BBASSI Hazardous Energy Control Program and OSHA 29CFR Reference BBASSI Hazardous Energy Control Program and OSHA 29CFR

6 No. 509 Pg 6 Example template for creation of individual Lockout Tagout procedures listed below and available on SHEBBA under documents. Lockout/Tagout procedures per OSHA STD app A Lockout/Tagout procedure for (equipment name/type): Type of compliance enforcement to be taken for violations of the above. Sequence of Lockout/Tagout 1. Notify all affected employees that servicing or maintenance is required on equipment. List the Name(s) / Job titles of affected employees and how to notify. 2. The authorized employees shall identify the type(s) and magnitude(s) of energy, its hazards and the methods to control the energy. Type of Energy Magnitude of Energy Hazards Method of Control 3. If the equipment is operating, shut it down by the normal stopping procedure. List the Type and location of machine or equipment operating controls 4. De-activate the energy isolating device so the equipment is isolated from the energy source. List the Type and location of energy isolating devices 5. Lockout the energy isolating devices with assigned locks/tags 6. Stored or residual energy must be dissipated or restrained. Type of Stored Energy Method to dissipate/restrain 7. Ensure the equipment is disconnected from the energy source. Check to ensure no personnel are exposed. Attempt to start equipment by normal operating controls. Method of verifying the isolation of the equipment. 8. The machine is now locked out.