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0 0 SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT RETAIL PETROLEUMICONVENIENCE FACILITIES 37 Rescue procedures. Assigned duties. • Hands-on practice simulations of rescue procedures. 11.12 REFERENCES OSHA 29 CFR 1926.21 29 CFR 1910.146 These may be obtained from OSHA7s web site at http://www.osha.govrindex.html) 12 Lockout-Tagout Minimum Required Knowledge 12.1 AFFECTED EMPLOYEE An affected employee is a worker whose job requires him/her to operate,use,or work near a machine or equipment being con- structed,serviced or maintained under lockout or tagout. 12.2 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE An authorized employee is a worker who locks out(or tags out)machines or equipment in order to perform servicing or mainte- nance on that machine or equipment.Examples include operations,maintenancelservice,construction or contractor workers who apply locks or tags to machinery or equipment and are authorized to do so because they are performing work on the equipment. 12.3 ENERGY ISOLATING DEVICE An energy isolating device is a mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release of energy,including but not limited to the following: • manually operated electrical circuit breaker, • disconnect switch, • line valve, • manually operated switch by which the conductors of a circuit can be disconnected from all ungrounded supply conductors and in addition,no pole can be operated independently(Only 110 volt switches meet these criteria). Push buttons,selector switches and other control circuit type devices are not energy isolating devices. 12.4 ENERGY SOURCES An energy source is any source of electrical,mechanical,potential,hydraulic,pneumatic,chemical,thermal,or any other Type of energy. 12.5 LOCKOUT AND TAGOUT DEVICES 12.5.1 Lockout Device A lockout device uses a positive means such as a separately keyed lock,locked chain,or cable to hold an energy isolating device in a safe position and prevent the energizing of a machine,equipment,or circuit.Lockout devices shall be strong enough to pre- vent removal without the use of excessive force(for example,using bolt cutters or other metal cutting tools). 12.5.2 Tagout Device A tagout device is 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 procedure,to indicate that the energy isolating device and the equip- ment being controlled may not be operated until the tagout device is removed.Tagout devices and their means of attachment shall be strong enough to prevent accidental removal.Tagout device attachment shall be non-reusable,attachable by hand,self-locking, and non-releasable with a minimum unlocking strength 50 pounds such as a nylon cable tie.