Lockout / Tagout - Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

f. Each element of this program will be developed jointly with union representatives and
employees. All documents will be available for examination and copying to all union
representatives and all affected employees. Plant wide procedures will be developed by the
Plant Safety Committee. A union representative will participate in training selection,
development and delivery. Specific lockout procedures will be developed in consultation
with employees who perform those procedures.
g. The Energy Control Program will be reviewed with the Union Shop Committee before
implementation, at least annually thereafter, after major modifications, and on local unions
request.
4. Plant Safety Director. (Management Lockout Coordinator)
***COMMENT: An identified management representative must be responsible for all the phases of the
lockout program. In most cases, the management lockout coordinator will be the plant safety director. The
management coordinator should have the knowledge to design the program, and the authority to correct
deficiencies.
The management lockout coordinator for this facility is identified at the end of this document. (page 11)
Responsibilities of the lockout coordinator shall include:
a. The maintenance, revision and updating of the Energy Control Program document;
b. Development of equipment and task specific energy control procedures;
c. Oversight of inspections;
d. Coordination of employee lockout training;
e. Maintenance of records.
5. Facility Lockout Committee.(Local Joint Health and Safety Committee)
***COMMENT.- In many cases the Facility Lockout Committee may be the same as the Joint Health and
Safety Committee; it is especially desirable to have a skilled trades representative or a union representative
who is a skilled tradesperson participate in the committee.
These might include engineering disciplines involved in designing workstations; a member of the Local Union
Bargaining Committee; machine operators; a worker involved in clean-up operations, or others with an
interest in lockout.
The Lockout Committee shall consist of equal numbers of union and management representatives.
The management members of the committee are identified at the end of this document. (page 11)
The union members of the committee are identified at the end of this document. (page 11)
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