Lockout / Tagout - Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Machinery equipment processes should be reviewed for this requirement at the time of initial
survey of the plant, by the Local Joint Health and Safety Committee. Sample Form No. 1 in
Appendix A should be used to record the observations.
Recommendations for changes in equipment to facilitate lockout will be made by the Local
Joint Health & Safety Committee based on information during development of lockout
procedures, comments during training, and observations during inspections. An example of
such a change would be the relocation of disconnects to make lockout more convenient and
time efficient.
Minor alterations of equipment to make it lockable, such as fitting electrical boxes with
disconnects, or modifying valves to accept locks, will be accomplished as soon as possible
but no later than 6 months from the implementation of this program.
Management must schedule completion of the necessary corrective work.
The Local Joint Health and Safety Committee shall, at least ______________ (specify
period), review the status of all necessary corrective work, to determine its completion in a
timely manner.
***COMMENT: The frequency of review will depend on the volume of changes required, and the size of the
facility.
13. Lockout devices and equipment.
Locks and lockout devices shall be issued by the employer, at no cost, to all employees who could be
endangered by the activation of the equipment while maintenance, set-up, repair, service, cleaning or other
work is being performed.
The locks provided shall not have duplicate keys, and the supplier must be capable of furnishing the lock
with at least 500 key changes to reduce duplication. Each lock shall have only one key.
***COMMENT: Control of Lock and Key When new locks and keys are received, the locks and key should
be numbered starting with number one and continuing numerically. The lock and key should then be
forwarded to the crib supervisor and put in the non-productive stores crib. Additional purchase of locks will
continue consecutive numbering. The locks should be issued by crib upon receipt of a proper requisition and
the attendant must enter the name of the recipient in a log which will identify the numbered lock and its user.
An employee who normally is required to lock out additional sources of energy should draw out a sufficient
quantity of locks. Additional locks may be requisitioned as necessary to achieve total lockout for specific
equipment
Alternative systems should assure: (a) Employee identification; (b) Easy access to sufficient locks to
accomplish lockout.
14. Departmental Locks
A group of numbered locks should be designated as departmental safety locks and should be assigned to
using departments. The departmental lock shall meet the requirements of the safety lock and be used as
follows:
Major work that will not be completed during the shift in which it was started shall have a
departmental lock applied to the main disconnect in place of individual employee's lock. The
purpose of this lock is to avoid an unlocked piece of equipment at shift change time. The key to this
lock shall be controlled by the supervisor of the department applying it.
15. Removal of abandoned locks.
***COMMENT: Where the employee who applied a lockout device is unable to remove the device(s), for
whatever reason, the employer must develop specific written procedures for removal of the device(s), and
provide training to all authorized and affected employees to ensure compliance.
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