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Environmental Health and Safety

Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout Program)


CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS
ENERGY SOURCES
AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
(Lockout/Tagout Program)

A Program for Compliance with
Federal and State OSHA Requirements for
the Control of Electrical and Other
Hazardous Energy Sources

Prepared by

San Diego State University
Department of Environmental Health and Safety

Revised July 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

II. SCOPE

III. POLICY

IV. PURPOSE

V. DEFINITIONS

VI. RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Environmental Health and Safety - Responsibilities

B. Directors - Responsibilities

C. Managers and Supervisors - Responsibilities

D. Authorized and Affected Employees - Responsibilities

E. Contracts and Procurement Management - Responsibilities

F. Outside Contractor and Servicing Personnel - Responsibilities


VII. ENERGY CONTROL

A. General Rule

B. Identification of Sources

C. Excluded Activities and Equipment

D. Maintenance of Repetitive Process Machines

E. Requirements for Lockout Devices

F. Requirements for Tagout Devices

G. Use of Blocks

H. Planning for Lockout

I. Lockout/Tagout Standard Operating Procedure

J. Release from Lockout/Tagout

K. Emergency Lock Removal


VIII. EMPLOYEE TRAINING

A. Authorized Employees

B. Affected Employees


IX. PROGRAM AUDITS

A. Responsibility

B. Frequency

C. Contents


X. RECORDS

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