WAC 296-803-50050   Protect employees working in a group.  

     You must:

     • Make sure your energy control procedures provide each member of a crew, craft, department, or other group with the same level of protection as that provided by an individual lockout or tagout device.

     • Make sure each authorized employee:

     – Puts a personal lockout or tagout device on the group lockout device, lockbox, or comparable mechanism before beginning work;

     AND

     – Does not remove it until they have finished work on the machine or equipment.

     • Assign a primary authorized employee who:

     – Has overall responsibility for the service or maintenance;

     – Attaches their lockout or tagout device to the energy-isolating device when the equipment is deenergized and before any work begins;

     AND

     – Is the last person to remove their lockout or tagout device when the job is completed.

     Definition:

     The primary authorized employee is the authorized employee who has overall responsibility for meeting the requirements of the lockout/tagout procedures.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-15-105, § 296-803-50050, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.]