Operations and Maintenance Manual Universal Vacuum System
Version 1.2—March 2004 Page 17
Training
Employees will be trained by an authorized employee [29 CFR 1910.147 (C)(7)(I)]. The
affected employees shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control
procedure and all other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where
energy control procedures may be used. When tagouts are used, employees must be
instructed in the limitations of these devices. All authorized and affected employees shall
be retrained whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines,
equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy
control procedures. After January 2, 1990, whenever replacement or major modification of
a machine or equipment is performed, and whenever new machines or equipment are
installed, energy isolating devices for such machines or equipment shall be designed to
accept a lockout device [29 CFR 1910.147 (c)(2)(iii)].
Removal of Lockout/Tagout Devices
Before lockout or tagout devices are removed, the authorized employee shall ensure that
non-essential items are removed and machine components are operationally intact. The
area should be checked to ensure all employees are safely positioned or removed and all
affected employees notified that lockout/tagout devices have been removed. The
lockout/tagout device must be removed by the person who applied the device. If the person
who applied the device is not available, the device may be removed by another employee if
the employer has established a specific procedure and training for this. When group
lockout/tagout devices are used, a procedure equivalent to the personal lockout/tagout
system should be followed [29 CFR 1910.147 (f) (3)].
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