
General Safety
Electrical Lockout Procedures
General Safety
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2.3 Electrical Lockout Procedures
RULES FOR USING LOCKOUT PROCEDURE
The equipment shall be locked out to protect against accidental or inadvertent operation
when such operation could cause injury to personnel. Do not attempt to operate any
switch or valve bearing a lock. Lockout procedures must be used during:
Maintenance hazards include:
Failure to lockout may result in:
To control maintenance dangers:
Lockout procedures must be followed (see OSHA regulation 1910.147).
Never rely on machine stop control for maintenance safety (emergency stops, on/off
buttons, interlocks).
Table 1:
Changing or adjusting blades
Electrical maintenance
Unjamming operations
Retrieval of tools/parts from work area
Cleaning
Activities where guards or electrical
panel guard is open or removed
Mechanical repair
Table 2:
Blade contact
Missiles (thrown blades/wood chips)
Pinch points
Electrical
Kickbacks
Table 3:
Cut
Serious injury and death
Crush
Amputation
Blindness
Burn
Puncture
Shock
Electrocution