| Operational Questions |
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Is
all machinery or equipment capable of movement, required to
be de-energized or disengaged and locked-out during
cleaning, servicing, adjusting or setting up operations,
whenever required? |
| Where the power
disconnecting means for equipment does not also disconnect
the electrical control circuit: |
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Are the appropriate electrical
enclosures identified?
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Is means provided to assure the
control circuit can also be disconnected and locked-out?
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Is
the locking-out of control circuits in lieu of locking-out
main power disconnects prohibited? |
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Are
all equipment control valve handles provided with a means
for locking-out? |
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Does
the lock-out procedure require that stored energy
(mechanical, hydraulic, air, etc.) be released or blocked
before equipment is locked-out for repairs? |
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Are
appropriate employees provided with individually keyed
personal safety locks? |
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Are
employees required to keep personal control of their key(s)
while they have safety locks in use? |
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Is
it required that only the employee exposed to the hazard,
place or remove the safety lock? |
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Is
it required that employees check the safety of the lock-out
by attempting a startup after making sure no one is exposed? |
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Are
employees instructed to always push the control circuit stop
button immediately after checking the safety of the
lock-out? |
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Is
there a means provided to identify any or all employees who
are working on locked-out equipment by their locks or
accompanying tags? |
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Are
a sufficient number of accident preventive signs or tags and
safety padlocks provided for any reasonably foreseeable
repair emergency? |
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When
machine operations, configuration or size requires the
operator to leave his or her control station to install
tools or perform other operations, and that part of the
machine could move if accidentally activated, is such
element required to be separately locked or blocked out? |
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In
the event that equipment or lines cannot be shut down,
locked-out and tagged, is a safe job procedure established
and rigidly followed? |