WAC 296-803-60010   Provide additional training if you use tagout devices.  

     You must:

     • Make sure employees are trained in the following:

     – Tags are warning devices and do not provide the same level of physical restraint as a lock.

     – When attached to energy-isolating devices, tags are not to be:

     ▪ Removed without the approval of the authorized person responsible for it;

     OR

     ▪ Bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.

     – Tags need to be legible and understandable to be effective.

     – Tags may evoke a false sense of security.

     – The meaning of tags needs to be understood as part of the overall energy control program.

     – Tags and their means of attachment must be:

     ▪ Securely attached to energy-isolating devices so they cannot be inadvertently or accidentally detached;

     AND

     ▪ Made of materials that will withstand the environmental conditions they will be exposed to.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-15-105, § 296-803-60010, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.]