However, it should be reviewed by all departments and divisions and applied as appropriate.Īffected employee: An employee 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.Īuthorized employee: A person who locks out or tags out machines or equipment in order to perform maintenance or repair on that machine or equipment. The policy was written mainly for Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Treatment Plant maintenance employees and Building Maintenance personnel.
It does not apply to mobile equipment or electrical equipment that may be unplugged and the employee working on the equipment maintains control of the electrical plug while working on the equipment. PURPOSE: The purpose of a lockout/ tagout program is to prevent injury to personnel during maintenance or repair of installed machinery or equipment due to improper isolation from its energy source(s), inadvertent activation by other personnel during maintenance or repair, or release of latent or stored energy in the machinery or equipment.ĪPPLICATION: This policy applies for all maintenance, repair, or servicing of all installed machinery and equipment maintained by City of Lawton employees.
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