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WACs > Title 296 > Chapter 296-803 > Section 296-803-50010











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WAC 296-803-50010









Meet these requirements when applying lockout or tagout devices.









You must:
• Make sure, before a machine or equipment is turned off, that the authorized employee knows all of the following:
– Type and magnitude of the energy.
– Hazards of the energy to be controlled.
– Method or means to control the energy.
• Turn off or shut down the machine or equipment using established procedures. An orderly shut down is necessary to avoid any additional or increased hazard to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.
• Completely isolate the machine or equipment from its energy sources using the appropriate energy-isolating devices after the machine or equipment has been turned off.
• Make sure you or the authorized employee notify affected employees that the machine or equipment is being locked or tagged out before the devices are applied.
• Make sure a lockout or tagout device is applied:
– For each energy-isolating device.
– Only by the authorized employee doing the service or maintenance.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 09-16-108, § 296-803-50010, filed 8/4/09, effective 11/1/09; WSR 04-15-105, § 296-803-50010, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.]