Lockout/Tagout Policy
Related Guideline:
Lockout/Tagout Guidelines
Effective: September 2000
Reviewed: July 2017
Revised: July 2017
Signature/Position: Vice-President, Finance, Administration and Risk
Applicable Legislation:
Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), R.S.O. 1990
O. Reg. 213/91 1991(as amended), Construction Projects
O. Reg. 851 R.R.O. 1990 (as amended), Industrial Establishments
Applicability
The Lockout/Tagout Policy applies to all Departments of the University, and maintenance contractors who perform the servicing or maintaining of equipment, machinery, or pressure systems
Policy Statements
- Departments shall establish and implement their own written Lockout/Tagout procedures that set out the requirements for lockout or tagout during the servicing or maintenance of equipment, machinery, or pressure systems.
- Contractors shall be required to document and implement their own Lockout/Tagout procedures that set out the requirements for lockout or tagout during the servicing or maintenance of equipment, machinery, or pressure systems where the University is deemed as the employer.
- The University shall provide appropriate Lockout/Tagout training for staff who perform the servicing or maintaining of equipment, machinery, or pressure systems.
- All maintenance contractors and their staff who perform the servicing or maintenance of equipment, machinery, or pressure systems at University facilities shall have appropriate training.
- When equipment, machinery, or pressure systems cannot be locked out, Supervisors shall develop a written job-specific Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) to provide an equivalent level of safety to that provided by a lockout procedure.
Term | Definition |
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Lockout | A combination of locks with keys to hold an energy-isolating device in a safe position to prevent energizing of the machine or equipment. Lockout devices include padlocks, restraining bars, and multiple lockout hasps. |
Tagout | A system which utilizes durable warning signs that notifies workers not to operate equipment, machinery, or pressure systems until the signs are removed. |