If a servicing activity (such as lubricating, cleaning, or unjamming the
production equipment) takes place during production, the employee performing the servicing
may be subjected to hazards that are not encountered as part of the production operation
itself. Workers engaged in these operations are covered by the lockout/tagout standard if
the employee:
- Must either remove or bypass machine guards or other safety devices, resulting in
exposure to hazards at the point-of-operation
- Is required to place any part of his or her body in contact with the point-of-operation
of the operational machine or piece of equipment
- Is required to place any part of his or her body into a danger zone associated with a
machine operating cycle.
In the above situations, equipment must be de-energized and
locks or tags must be applied to the energy-isolation
devices.
Finally, when normal servicing tasks, such as setting up equipment and/or making
significant adjustments to machines, do not occur during normal production operations,
employees performing such tasks are required to lockout or
tagout
if they can be injured by unexpected energizing of the equipment. |
