Lock out/Tag Out procedures are to be completed before any service or maintenance work on equipment or machinery, and/or before entry into any grain bin or other area where operating equipment poses a hazard to the entrant. Failure to follow proper lockout-tag out procedures may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
- Each LOTO will follow the general process listed below.
- LOTO will follow the specific instructions for each piece of equipment/machinery to identify, disconnect, isolate, lock out and verify the lock out of the appropriate energy sources.
- Ending LOTO – follow the general LOTO Release process listed below, using the specific instructions for the equipment to activate energy sources.