Law Department notice on WTC document preservation, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Standard Operating Procedure Page 6 of 10 Lockout/ Tagout 1/00 Edition

D. Lockout or Tagout Device - The lockout or tagout device shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. The device shall be affixed in a manner that will hold the energy isolating device in a safe or off position.

E. Full Employee Protection - When a tagout device is used on an energy isolating device which is capable of being locked out, the tagout device shall be attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been attached, and the employer shall demonstrate that the tagout program will provide a level of safety equivalent to that obtained by using a lockout program.

Means to be considered as part of the demonstration of full employee protection shall include the implementation of additional safety measures such as:

Removal of an isolating circuit element Blocking of a controlling switch Opening of an extra disconnecting device Removal of a valve handle.

F. Stored Enerav - AU potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected and rendered safe.

G. Isolation of Energy Verification - Prior to starting woik on machines or equipment, the authorized employee shall verify (per Section entitled "Removal of Lockout or Tagout Devices") that isolation and de-energization of the machine, equipment or electrical source has been accomplished.

53 REMOVAL OF LOCKOUT OR TAGOUT DEVICES Before lockout or tagout devices are removed and energy is restored, the following procedures shall be followed:

A. Employees

The work area shall be checked to ensure that all employees have been safely positioned or removed fi-om the area.

All affected employees shall be notified that the lockout or tagout devices have been removed before any machine, equipment or electrical source is energized.

B. The Machine or Equipment

The work area shall be inspected to ensure that all non-essential items have been removed and the machine or equipment is ready for operation.

C. Removing the Lockout or Tagout Device

Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed by the authorized employee who applied the device.

5.4 REMOVAL OF LOCKOUT OR TAGOUT DEVICE BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE

When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, the following procedure must be in place with specific training for such removal.

WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc.

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