NFPA70E:2009:120.2(E)(3)(g) said:Whether keyed or combination locks are used, the key or combination shall remain in the possession of the individual installing the lock or the person in charge, when provided by the established procedure.
That should never happen. You are not permitted to leave you lock on if you are not actually working on the equipment. It must be removed when you finish work for the day....If you get hit by a bus while your lock is on the machine then they'll have to follow procedure and cut your lock off.
That should never happen. You are not permitted to leave you lock on if you are not actually working on the equipment. It must be removed when you finish work for the day.
Maybe it is because most of my work is in an operating plant that we follow the rules in 1910 and 1926. Even with totally new work I am not permitted to leave my lock on if I leave the site. If the work is not complete and in an unsafe condition I have to apply a "transfer" lock. These rules may be specific to the facility where I spend most of my time.That is not necessarily true. We lockout many panels and circuits in new construction weeks and months at a time, that only applies to shift work such as plant maintenance. Osha does not mandate that the locks be removed after a shift, it only allows it if conditions permit.
Maybe it is because most of my work is in an operating plant that we follow the rules in 1910 and 1926. Even with totally new work I am not permitted to leave my lock on if I leave the site. If the work is not complete and in an unsafe condition I have to apply a "transfer" lock. These rules may be specific to the facility where I spend most of my time.
That should never happen. You are not permitted to leave you lock on if you are not actually working on the equipment. It must be removed when you finish work for the day.
... There's no requirement that the employee have the only key to his lock, but it's a good idea.
NFPA 70E also has a lockout procedure in Art. 120, Sect. D.
emphasis addedNFPA70E:2009:120.2(E)(3)(g) said:Whether keyed or combination locks are used, the key or combination shall remain in the possession of the individual installling the lock or the person in charge, when provided by the established procedure.
I came across a lock last year that had a tag dated 1967, that was not fun figuring out if we could remove it. Turned out the guy retired in the early 80's.