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UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA

LOCKOUT/TAGOUT (LOTO) SAFETY PROGRAM
(EQUIPMENT HAZARD DE-ENERGIZING AND ISOLATION)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 11000University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 Revised 10-2004

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LOCKOUT/TAGOUT POLICY
CONTENTS
POLICY STATEMENT PROCEDURES Definitions Scope of this Policy General Policy Provisions Regulated Equipment List Sequence ofLockout or Tagout System Procedures Restoring Machines or Equipment to Normal Operations Acquiring New or Modifying Old Equipment When More than One Person is Involved Requirements for Lockout/Tagout Devices Training Enforcement Affected Unit Written Procedures RESPONSIBILITIES When Outside Contractor is Assisting University Personnel 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12

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POLICY STATEMENT TheUniversity of West Florida requires that all departments within the university community establish and fulfill requirements for affixing the appropriate lockout/tagout (LOTO) signage and locks to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines, equipment or processes to prevent unexpected energizing, start-up, or the release of stored electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical,thermal, or other energy.

PROCEDURES Scope of This Policy The university wishes to prevent injury to employees/users engaged in service or maintenance activities of machines, equipment, or processes where the release of energy may put them at serious risk. Examples of such machinery or equipment include but are not limited to autoclaves, boilers, electron microscopes, elevators, fan systems, andlasers. Work situations where unexpected energization or start-up can occur include new construction, installation or set-up of equipment, and the adjustment, inspection, maintenance, repair, and service of machines and equipment. Energy types to be considered include electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, and thermal. This policy contains procedures for the service and maintenance ofequipment and machines where the unexpected energization or start-up could cause injury to employees/users. Caution: The following situations are not subject to the procedures outlined in this document:
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Work on plug and cord type electrical equipment, for which exposure to the hazards of unexpected energizing, start up, or the release of stored energy of the equipment is effectivelycontrolled by the unplugging of the equipment from the energy sources and by the plug being under the exclusive control of the employee/user performing the servicing or maintenance; Hot tap operations involving transmission and distribution systems for substances such as gas, steam, water, or petroleum products when they are performed on pressurized pipelines provided that it is clear that continuity ofservice is essential, shutdown of the system is impractical, and documented procedures and special equipment are implemented which will provide proven and effective protection for employees/users;

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Service or maintenance that takes place during normal production operations, such as lubricating, cleaning, and making minor adjustments and simple tool changes, except when anemployee/user is required to place any part of his/her body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work is actually performed upon the materials being processed (i.e., point of operation) or where an associated danger zone exists during a machine operating cycle.

Each unit is responsible for the development of specific energy control procedures for each machine or other equipment withinits respective areas of responsibility. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Affected Employee/User - A person whose job requires him/her to operate or use a machine or equipment on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lockout or tagout, or whose job requires him/her to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed. Affected Unit - Any college, department, center,...