1 SAFETY
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S16R & S16R2 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Pub. No. K29001-00320 Revision: 1
Lockout/Tagout
Lockout/tagout is a measure to avoid other
personnel to get injured by mistakenly switching
ON the power source during the work conducted by
multiple operators, and it is very effective for
ensuring safety.
In Japan, the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and
Health, Article 107 "Stoppage of Operation etc., in
the Case of Cleaning, etc." requires to lockout/
tagout.
Details of implementation and management of
lockout/tagout are described in OSHA§1910.147
issued by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. OSHA§1910.147 can be browsed
at the Internet website of OSHA.
• The customer is required to prepare the
tags.
• Prepare tags of the expected numbers
of operators if plural operators are to
work in a dangerous area.
Lockout
Lockout is intended for ensuring safety when the
operators enter the dangerous area for
maintenance work such as replacing parts.
• Shut off all the power source and set to Zero
.
• Lock up the power source so that the other
operators will not be able to switch on the power
source.
• The operator in charge must hold the key so that
other operators will not be able to open the lock.
Tagout
Tagout is to attach a tag onto the deactivated
operating panel which indicates a warning to
prohibit activating.
The name of the person in charge of management
or the operator who attached the tag must be
indicated on the tag.
After completing works, the operator must fill in the
work completion date & time and his sign in the
work management table, and report to the user
company or supervisor.
The user company or supervisor must prepare a
work management table in advance. If it is
necessary to conduct tagouts to work, the user
company or supervisor must record the working
classification, person in charge, and tag number in
a table, and keep the table.
Fig. 1-6 Lockout/Tagout (Example)
ON
OFF
DANGER
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