Are you paid by the hour?.
YES
Has this person been given the authority by the company to require two LOTO means?
No he has not,
this is why I later brung it up at a meeting and said for his guys to 'stop' putting their lock on the mcc. The disco is enough for them and keeps them safe, and no more complaining from
HIS guys about having to remove the lock at the mcc.
Is this extra step, beyond what OSHA requires, increasing or decreasing safety?
Yes its beyond osha, is it increasing safety, NO it is not, nor is it decreasing any safety either.
You have every right in the world to disagree with the rule but I have no idea what you are looking for here. The company could require that each time you LOTO you then walk three times around the building and sacrifice a chicken before starting work.
I suppose I was looking for mostly to vent, and see if anyone else had to deal with overboard safety issues. And again, this is
NOT a company policy, rule, instruction or suggestion for that matter lol. This is just something this guy has started on his own and has created a conflict uneccessarily.
You are on their dime so they get to set the policy as long as it meets or exceeds the Federal requirements.
Again this is
NOT a company policy! and locking the disco meets the STATE requirments for safety loto. And yes I'm on their (the company's) dime, However I see no reason to create fights and conflict on a job uneccessarily, and listening to a bunch of whinning and complaining! I really enjoy my work and enjoy comming to work, I do not know of to many people that can say that. So this is why I had to speak up at the meeting about this nonsense, and Point out the NEC and why they started the disco requirement and how safe it is to just lock it out and leave the mcc alone. Not to mention to stop the complaining!! Life is too short!