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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT) TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ACRONYMS/DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 3 RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 PROGRAM ELEMENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 PROGRAM REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 RECORDKEEPING .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX A – LOCKOUT/TAGOUT GENERAL PROCEDURE ....................................................................................... 12 APPENDIX B – SPECIFIC PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT TOOL .................................................................................... 14 APPENDIX C – LOCKOUT/TAGOUT PROGRAM REVIEW FORM ................................................................................... 16 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) I. INTRODUCTION The University of Wyoming (UW) is committed to protecting the health and safety of students, employees, faculty, and volunteers at the various UW facilities. Therefore, it is UW’s policy to implement a control of hazardous energy program compliant with the Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (Wyoming OSHA) Control of Hazardous Energy Standard (Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Chapter 10, Subpart J, 1910.147) in order to ensure UW personnel are not exposed to hazardous energy sources that may cause harm. II. PURPOSE The purpose of UW’s Control of Hazardous Energy program is to protect UW personnel during operations that involve the potential for the unexpected energization or startup of equipment, or the release of hazardous energy. This protection is achieved through a written program, training, and machine/task specific procedures. III. SCOPE This control of hazardous energy program applies to UW personnel (students, faculty, staff) who are or may be subjected to the unexpected energization or startup of equipment, or who are or may be exposed to the unexpected release of hazardous energy (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy). Specifically, this program covers: A. Sources of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy. B. Constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, maintaining, and servicing machines and equipment. This includes lubrication, cleaning, clearing jams, making adjustments, and making tool changes where personnel could be exposed to the unexpected startup of equipment or release of hazardous energy. C. Normal production operations where personnel are required to remove or bypass guards or safety devices or to place any part of his/her body into a danger zone during the equipment operating cycle. This control of hazardous energy program does not apply to: A. Work on cord and plug connected electric equipment for which the plug is the only energy source and the plug is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee. B. Hot tap operations involving transmission and distribution systems for substances such as gas, steam, water, or petroleum products when they are performed on pressurized pipelines, provided that UW demonstrates that continuity of service is essential, shutdown of the system is impractical, documented procedures are followed, and special equipment is used that will provide proven, effective protection for personnel. C. Minor tool changes and adjustments, and other minor servicing activities, which take place during normal production operations, are not covered by this program if they are routine, repetitive, and integral to the use of the equipment for production, provided that the work is performed using alternative measures which provide effective protection. Revised February 2016 Page 2 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) IV. ACRONYMS/DEFINITIONS COMMON DEFINITIONS ACRONYMS/TERMS Means an employee whose job requires him/her to operate or use a machine or equipment on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lockout or Affected Employee tagout, or whose job requires him/her to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed. Means a person who locks out or tags out machines or equipment in order to perform servicing or maintenance on that machine or equipment. An affected Authorized Employee employee becomes an authorized employee when that employee's duties include performing servicing or maintenance covered under this section. An energy isolating device is capable of being locked out if it has a hasp or other means of attachment to which, or through which, a lock can be affixed, or it has a Capable of Being locking mechanism built into it. Other energy isolating devices are capable of being Locked Out locked out, if lockout can be achieved without the need to dismantle, rebuild, or replace the energy isolating device or permanently alter its energy control capability. Energized Means connected to an energy source or containing residual or stored energy. A mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release or energy, including but not limited to the following: A manually operated electrical circuit breaker, a disconnect switch, a manually operated switch by which the Energy Isolating Device 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. Any source of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or Energy Source other energy. A procedure used in the repair maintenance and services activities which involves welding on a piece of equipment (pipelines, vessels or tanks) under pressure, in Hot Tap order to install connections or appurtenances. it is commonly used to replace or add sections of pipeline without the interruption of service for air, gas, water, steam, and petrochemical distribution systems. Means – the placement of a lockout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device Lockout and the equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is removed. A device that utilizes a positive means such as a lock, either key or combination type, to hold an energy isolating device in the safe position and prevent the Lockout Device energizing of a machine or equipment. Included are blank flanges and bolted slip blinds. LOTO Lockout/Tagout Workplace activities such as constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/or servicing machines or equipment. These Servicing or Activities include lubrication, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment and Maintenance making adjustments or tool changes, where the employee may be exposed to the unexpected energization or startup of the equipment or release of hazardous energy. Setting up. Any work performed to prepare a machine or equipment to perform its Setting Up normal production operation. NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Revised February 2016 Page 3 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) RMSO Risk Management and Safety Office Means – the placement of a tagout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, to indicate that the energy isolating Tagout device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed. A prominent warning device, such as a tag and a means of attachment, which can be securely fastened to an energy isolating device in accordance with an established Tagout Device procedure, to indicate that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed. UW University of Wyoming Wyoming OSHA Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration V. RESPONSIBILITIES A. University of Wyoming UW is responsible for ensuring the safety of its employees and for complying with the applicable requirements of Federal, State, and Local rules/regulations.