Lock Out Tag Out Procedure Checklist

Use this Lock Out Tag Out Procedure Checklist to prevent machine & equipment accidents due to unexpected energizing, starting, or releasing stored energy.

Lock Out Tag Out Procedure Checklist



Equipment, Machinery, And Personnel

1. Has a list of equipment and machines that need to be locked out been developed?


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2. Do all new machinery (after Jan. 1990) have the ability to accept a lockout device?


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3. Are specific written Energy Control Procedures developed and used for each piece of equipment?


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4. Has a list of all authorized employees been developed?


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5. Has a list of all affected employees been developed?


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Energy Control Program

1. Has a written Energy Control Program been developed?


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2. Does the written program state the following methods of compliance: •Intended use of procedures •Steps for shutdown, isolating, blocking, and securing energy? •Steps for placement, removal, and transfer of lockout/tagout devices? •Requirements for testing to verify the effectiveness of lockout/tagout?


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3. Is compliance with energy control procedures verified at least annually, with the results of the inspection certified and kept on file?


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4. Are lockout/tagout devices provided (locks, hasps, tags, etc.)?


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5. Are lockout devices singularly identified, durable, standardized, substantial, and employee-identifiable?


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6. Are lockout devices used only for energy control?


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7. Is a tagout system used only if an isolating device cannot be locked out?


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8. Are tagout devices located at the same location as lockout devices?


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9. Do tagout devices warn against hazardous conditions such as "Do Not Start" or "Do Not Open"?


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10. Is energy isolation performed ONLY by authorized employees?


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11. Are affected employees notified before and after lockout/tagout?


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12. Are group lockout/tagout procedures used when needed?


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13. Is information about each other's lockout program exchanged with contractors?


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14. Is continuity of lockout/tagout provided during shift change and personnel changes?


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Training Requirements

1. Do authorized employees have recognition of energy sources, type, and magnitude of energy, and methods and procedures necessary for isolation and control?


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2. Do affected employees understand the purpose and use of energy control procedures?


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3. Are other employees instructed on the procedures that are locked or tagged out?


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4. For the tagout system, are the limitations of tags explained?


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5. Is retraining conducted when there is a change in job, assignment, equipment, process, procedure, or the result of an inspection?


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6. Is training certified with names and dates?


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