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Accident Prevention Tags <br /> Suitable accident prevention tags shall be used to control a specific hazard. Such tags shall provide the following minimum <br /> information: <br /> 1. Reason for placing tag. <br /> 2. Name of person placing the tag and how that person may be contacted. <br /> 3. Date tag was placed. <br /> Lock-out/Tag-out <br /> Machinery or equipment capable of movement shall be stopped and the power source de-energized or disengaged, and <br /> locked out. If necessary, the moveable parts shall be mechanically blocked or secured to prevent inadvertent movement <br /> during cleaning, servicing or adjusting operations unless the machinery or equipment must be capable of movement during <br /> this period in order to perform the specific task. If so,the hazard of movement shall be minimized. <br /> Equipment or power driven machines equipped with lockable controls, or readily adaptable to lockable controls, shall be <br /> locked out or positively sealed in the "off' position during repair work and setting-up operations. In all cases, accident <br /> prevention signs and/or tags shall be placed on the controls of the equipment or machines during repair work. <br /> The company will provide a sufficient number of accident prevention signs or tags and padlocks, seals or other similarly <br /> effective means that may be required by any reasonably foreseeable repair. <br /> Sequence of Lockout Procedure <br /> 1. Notify all affected employees that a lockout is required and the reason therefore. <br /> 2. If the equipment is operating, shut it down by the normal stopping procedure (such as: depress stop button, open toggle <br /> switch). <br /> 3. Operate the switch,valve, or other energy isolating devices so that the energy source(s) (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, <br /> other) is disconnected or isolated from the equipment. <br /> 4. Stored energy, such as that in capacitors, springs, elevated machine members, rotating fly wheels, hydraulic systems, and <br /> air, gas, steam or water pressure, must also be dissipated or restrained by methods such as grounding, repositioning, <br /> blocking, bleeding down. <br /> 5. Lockout energy isolating devices with an assigned individual lock. <br /> 6. After ensuring that no personnel are exposed and as a check on having disconnected the energy sources, operate the <br /> push button or other normal operating controls to make certain the equipment will not operate. CAUTION: Return <br /> operating controls to neutral position after the test. <br /> 63 <br />