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A 26 year old, male recycling packer died after being crushed in a paper recycling bin by a recycling ram (crushing device) that exerts 118 tons of force.

The company had no effective lockout/tagout procedures...

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NIOSH Hazard Evaluation

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) 29 CFR 1910.147 Workers performing service or maintenance on machinery and equipment are exposed to injuries from the unexpected energization, startup of the machinery or equipment, or release of stored energy in the equipment. The Lockout/Tagout standard requires the adoption and implementation of practices and procedures to shut down equipment, isolate it from its energy source(s), and prevent the release of potentially hazardous energy while maintenance and servicing activities are being performed. It contains minimum performance requirements, and definitive criteria for establishing an effective program for the control of hazardous energy. However, employers have the flexibility to develop lockout/tagout programs that are suitable for their respective facilities. Click here to view a Sample Checklist

OSHA Standards

• 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
  • App A, Typical minimal lockout
• 1910.261, Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
• 1910.269, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
  • App A, Flow Charts
• 1910.306, Specific purpose equipment and installations
• 1910.333, Selection and use of work practices
• 1917.48, Conveyors
• 1918.64, Powered conveyors
• 1926.417, Lockout and tagging of circuits
• 1926.702, Requirements for equipment and tools

Sample Lockout/Tagout Written Program

1. To establish a safe and positive means of shutting down machinery, equipment and systems.
2. To prohibit unauthorized personnel or remote control systems from starting machinery or equipment while it is being serviced.
3. To provide a secondary control system (tagout) when it is impossible to positively lockout the machinery or equipment.
4. To establish responsibility for implementing and controlling lockout/tagout procedures.
5. To ensure that only approved locks, standardized tags and fastening devices provided by the company will be utilized in the lockout/tagout procedures.

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Sample Lockout/Tagout Training Program

OSHA has determined that lockout is a more reliable means of de-energizing equipment than tagout. Lockout should always be the preferred method used by employees. Except for limited situations, the use of lockout devices provide a more secure and effective means of preventing the unexpected release of hazardous energy or start-up of machines and equipment.

Before service or maintenance is performed on machinery or equipment, 29 CFR 1910.147 generally requires that machinery or equipment be turned off and disconnected from the energy source. The energy-isolating device must be either locked or tagged out.

This module covers the following sections:

• Scope and Application
• Normal Production Operations
• 29 CFR 1910.147 Provisions.
  

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