The University of Utah Lockout/Tagout program establishes procedures and minimum performance requirements for the control of hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance activities on campus. This includes the use of lockout/tagout devices to isolate or disable machines or equipment to prevent injury to University staff involved in servicing or maintenance of equipment.
A written hazardous energy control, or Lockout/Tagout, program is required for all workplace servicing and maintenance activities such as constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/or servicing machines or equipment. Service or maintenance activities include:
Lubrication, cleaning or un-jamming of machines or equipment, and making adjustments or tool changes, where an employee may be exposed to the unexpected energization or startup of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.
The University of Utah Control of Hazardous Energy Program is in two parts: The base program details universal required program elements and can be found here: [link to base program – LO-TO-program-rev-D-06.2017.pdf (d2vxd53ymoe6ju.cloudfront.net)] and an area specific program which details required program elements specific to the area in which a specific employee or group of employee’s works.
Development of an area specific written Energy Control (LO/TO) Program – An area specific plan template is available in the University’s Safety Administrative Management System (SAM): htts://ehs.utah.edu/safety-administrative-management-system/
Development of equipment specific lockout/tagout procedures for inclusion in the area specific program
Use of Lockout/tagout devices by authorized employees
Periodic inspection of energy control procedures
Training for employees on elements and procedures contained in both the base program and the area specific program
Documented list of employees authorized to apply program elements in the workplace.
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