Environmental Health and Safety

Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout Program)

II. SCOPE

The SDSU Lockout/Tagout Program is designed to comply with Federal and State OSHA standards governing control of energized sources, as well as applicable sections of electrical safety standards. These include the Federal OSHA regulations in CFR §1910.147 (Control of Hazardous Energy) and 29 CFR §1910.333 (Electrical Safety Standards — Selection and Use of Work Practices). The program is also designed to comply with applicable Cal/OSHA regulations, including the following sections of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations:

§3203. Injury and Illness Prevention Program,
§3314. Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing and Adjusting Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment,
§6004. Accident Prevention Tags,
§2320.4. De-energized Equipment or Systems,
§2320.5. Energizing (or Re-energizing) Equipment or Systems,
§2320.6. Accident Prevention Tags,
§2530.43. Automatic Restarting, and
§2530.86. Motor Not in Sight from Controller.

The Lockout/Tagout Program applies to operations involving hazardous energy sources, including but not limited to the following:

1. Electrical systems
2. Mechanical systems (gears, flywheels, air movers, etc.)
3. Pneumatic systems (drills, conveyers, air compressors, etc.)
4. Hydraulic systems (lifts, platforms, etc.)
5. Thermal systems
6. Chemical, water, gas, and steam systems (valves, flow restrictors, etc.)