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Lockout Tagout ( LOTO) SHUTDOWN, LOCK, TAG & TEST SEQUENCE # STEP DESCRIPTION 1 Notify Employees Notify all affected employees that servicing or maintenance is required on a machine or equipment,and that the machine or equipment must be shut down and locked out to perform the servicing or maintenance. 2 Review Lockout The authorized employee shall refer to the company procedure to identify the type and magnitude of the energy that the Procedure machine or equipment utilizes,shall understand the hazards of the energy,and shall know the methods to control the energy. 3 Perform Machine If the machine or equipment is operating,shut it down by the normal stopping procedure(depress the stop button,open switch, Stop close valve,etc.). Reference machine operating procedure for normal shutdown. Follow graphical lockout-tagout procedure from top to bottom to de-activate the energy isolating device(s)so that the machine 4 Isolate Energy or equipment is isolated from the energy source(s).NOTE: It may be necessary to dissipate the non-lockable energy sources before isolating the lockable energy sources.(i.e.lower the machine to lowest position before locking out.) 5 Lockout Energy Lock out&tagout as required the energy isolating device(s)with assigned individual loci and tag(s). Stored or residual energy(such as that in capacitors,springs,elevated machine members, rotating flywheels,hydraulic 6 Dissipate Energy systems,as well as air,gas,steam,or water pressure,etc.)must be dissipated or restrained by methods such as grounding, repositioning,blocking,bleeding down,etc. Ensure that the equipment is disconnected from the energy sources by first checking that no personnel are exposed,then 7 Attempt Restart verify the isolation of the equipment by operating the push button or other normal operating controls or by testing to make certain the equipment will not operate.Caution:Return operating controls to neutral or"off'position after verifying the isolation of the equipment. RESTORE TO SERVICE SEQUENCE # STEP DESCRIPTION 1 Check Machine Check the machine or equipment and the immediate area around the machine to ensure that nonessential items have beer removed and that the machine or equipment components are operationally intact. 2 Check Area Check the work area to ensure that all employees have been safely positioned or removed from the area. 3 Verify Machine Verify that the controls are in neutral. Remove the locks;tags and lockout devices and re-energize the machine or equipment. In reverse order;follow all of the steps 4 Remove Lockout from the visual lockout-tagout procedure found on the previous page. Note:The removal of some forms of blocking may \ require re-energization of the machine before safe removal. 5 Notify Employees Notify affected employees that the servicing or maintenance Is completed and the machine or equipment is ready for use.