Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Standard Operating Procedure Page 5 of 10 Lockout/ Tagout 1/00 Edition

A. The training shall include the following:

1. Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources.

2. Each affected employee shall be instructed on the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

3. All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed concerning the procedure.

B. Additional training requirements when using Tagout Systems shall include the following:

1. Tags are warning devices and do not provide physical restraint as would be provided by a lock.

2. A tag shall not be removed without written approval of the authorized person responsible.

3. Tags must be legible and understandable by all authorized employees, affected employees, and all other employees whose work operations are in the area.

4. Tags and their means of attachment must be made of materials which will withstand the environmental conditions.

C. Additional retraining shall be conducted:

1. Whenever there is a change in an employee's job assignment.

2. Based on changing job assignments, methods of control and/or whenever a periodic inspection reveals a deviation from the energy control procedure.

D. Training on the use of the Energy Control Procedures shall be certified by WRS. The certification shall contain each employee's name, signature and date of training.

All WRS employees shall receive training sufficient to undertake the activities of an Authorized employee under this generic SOP.

5.2 APPLICATION OF THE ENERGY CONTROL PROCEDURE

The following steps shall be followed in the application of the lockout or tagout system.

A. Preparation for Shutdown - Authorized and affected employees shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy.

B. Machine or Equipment Shutdown - Machines or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using point of operation control switches.

C. Machine or Equipment Isolation - The energy isolating device for the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated to ensure that the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source.

WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc.

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