Application of Energy Control Devices
Basic Steps in Controlling Energy
To safely apply energy controls to machines or equipment (using either lockout or tagout devices), authorized workers must perform lockout/tagout procedures in the following specific order:
LOTO follows an equipment-specific procedure.
- notify all affected employees of the requirement for lockout/tagout;
- identify all energy sources;
- de-energize equipment by isolating or blocking the energy sources;
- dissipate the potential (stored) energy that could affect the equipment (such as capacitors);
- lock out the equipment's energy-isolating devices (switches, valves, etc); and/or
- tag out the equipment's energy-isolating devices if you can't lock them out.
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6-1. After isolating or blocking equipment energy sources during lockout/tagout, what is the next step in controlling hazardous energy?
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