Lockout and tagout

Proceed as follows:

  1. Notify affected persons of the shutdown.
  2. Shut down the equipment.
  3. Disconnect, lock and tag all energy sources.
  4. Release any stored energy (capacitors, transformers, etc.).
  5. Ensure that all employees working on the equipment have their personal locks in place.
  6. Prior to servicing the equipment, ensure with a ”proximate voltage sensor” that the frames or control enclosures of the equipment are not energized.
  7. Check that the circuit-testing devices function.
  8. Verify the absence of electrical current or voltage with a circuit-testing device.
    Use insulated gloves and an insulated mat.
  9. Notify affected persons of the reconnecting of electrical power.