Constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, maintaining, including lubrication, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment, and making adjustments or tool changes where employees could be exposed to the unexpected energization of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.Servicing and or maintaining of machines or equipment when the source of energy is electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, chemical, thermal, or otherwise energized.An employee is required to place any part of his or her body into a point of operation or into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work is performed, or into the danger zone associated with the machine’s operation.An employee is required to remove or bypass machine guards or other safety devices.Shutting down (part) of machinery, equipment, and systems.
The purpose of this is to prevent injury due to unexpected energizing or start up of machines and equipment, or the release of stored energy. Lock-Out / Tag-Out is the safety procedure where the work area is marked properly and secured against the power reconnection with locks. See the second step of seven steps for safety – Disconnect and secure against reconnection or Jan De Nul High Voltage Access procedure step 5 (Take measures against starting up). Lock out tag out is a procedure which can be part of a safety procedure. In short: To protect people involved in a certain job from getting hurt by the system they work on. Lock out - Tag out practice and Seven steps that save lives (photo credit: )
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