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. 09-16-108, § 296-803-50010, filed 8/4/09, effective 11/1/09; 04-15-105, § 296-803-50010, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.]