Lockout and Tag out Policy for Base Fashions ltd.

Purpose: This procedure establishes the minimum requirements for the lockout of energy isolating
devices whenever maintenance or servicing is done on machines or equipment. It shall be used to ensure
that the machine or equipment is stopped, isolated from all potentially hazardous energy sources and
locked out before employees perform any servicing or maintenance where the unexpected energizing or
start-up of the machine or equipment or release of stored energy could cause injury.

Who: All employees are required to comply with the restrictions and limitations imposed upon them
during the use of lockout. The authorized employees are required to perform the lockout in accordance
with this procedure. All employees, upon observing a machine or piece of equipment which is locked out
to perform servicing or maintenance shall not attempt to start, energize, or use that machine or
equipment.

DEFINITIONS

Authorized employee: An employee who locks or tags machines or equipment in order to perform
servicing or maintenance.

Affected employee: An employee who is required to use machines or equipment on which servicing is
performed under the Lockout and tag out standard or who performs other job responsibilities in an area
where such servicing is performed.
1.0 POLICY

1.1 It is the policy of Base Fashions ltd. that any individual engaged in maintaining, repairing, cleaning,
servicing, or adjusting of machinery, or equipment on Base Fashions ltd. property will abide by the
procedures outlined in this document and specific procedures outlined in our injury prevention program.
These procedures are designed to meet or exceed applicable OSHA standards for safe work practices.

1.2 As part of this policy a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) will be conducted for all major maintenance and
repair operations within the shop. JHA will be used to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) in
order to help assure safe work practices.

1.3 Lockout is a first means of protection; warning tags only supplement the use of locks. Tags alone may
be used only when the application of a lock is not feasible and with approval of the appropriate supervisor.

2.0 PURPOSE

Lockout and tag out ensures that all employees are protected from the unexpected activation of
mechanical and/or electrical equipment during maintenance, repairing, cleaning, servicing, or adjusting
of machinery, or equipment. It also assures that all employees are protected against the release of residual
(stored) energy in machines.

3.0 DEFINITIONS

3.1 LOCKOUT The practice of using keyed or combination security devices ("locks") to prevent the
unwanted activation of mechanical or electrical equipment.

3.2 TAGOUT

• The practice of using tags in conjunction with locks to increase the visibility and awareness that
equipment is not to be energized or activated until such devices are removed.

• Tag out devices will be of the non-reusable type, attachable by hand, self-locking, and non-releasable
with a minimum unlocking strength of no less than 50 pounds.

3.3 ACTIVATION/ENERGIZATION

• Energy that sets machinery into motion by starting, switching, pushing, moving, or otherwise engaging
power sources for such equipment. Completing a circuit that provides a flow of electricity that is the main
or secondary power source for machinery/equipment.

3.4 ENERGY CONTROL PROCEDURES

• Use of lock out/tag out equipment to ensure safe work practices.

3.5 HAZARDOUS MOTION AND ENERGY

• Hazardous motion may result even after power sources are disconnected. Examples are coiled springs,
raised hydraulic equipment, and any source energy (e.g., electricity, pressurized steam) that may cause
injury. Hazards may be caused by equipment under mechanical stress or gravity that may abruptly release
and cause injury.

4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1 SAFETY LEADERSHIP TEAM

• Conduct a Job Safety Analysis for repair and maintenance processes.

• Provide annual training to employees affected by Lockout and tag out procedures.

• Inspect energy control procedures and practices at least annually to ensure that general and specific
lockout and tag out procedures are being followed.

• Inspections should be carried out by persons OTHER than those employees directly utilizing energy
control procedures.

• Inspections will include a review between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that
employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected.

• Certify that periodic inspections have been performed (see RECORDKEEPING and Appendix A, LOCK
OUT/TAG OUT INSPECTION FORM)

• Maintain a file of equipment, machinery, and operations that require the use of lock out/tag out
procedures. The file will include the location, description, power source, and primary hazards of
equipment/ machinery, a list of the primary operators/maintenance personnel, and a list of lock out/tag
out equipment that is used and maintained on site.

4.2 SUPERVISORS

• Ensure that each employee and contractor engaging in work requiring locking/tagging out of energy
sources understands and adheres to adopted procedures.

• Assure that employees have received training in energy control procedures prior to operating the
machinery or equipment.

• Provide and maintain the necessary equipment and resources, including injury prevention signs, tags,
padlocks, and seals.

4.3 EMPLOYEES

• Adhere to specific procedures as outlined in this document for all tasks that require the use of lockout
and tag out procedures.
5.0 SPECIFIC PROCEDURES

5.1 PREPARATION FOR LOCKOUT AND TAGOUT

• Make a survey to locate and identify all isolating devices to be certain which switch(es), valve(s), or other
energy isolating devices apply to the equipment to be locked or tagged out. More than one energy source
(electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, thermal, and chemical) may be present with a single piece of
equipment.

5.2 SEQUENCE OF LOCKOUT OR TAGOUT SYSTEM PROCEDURE

• Notify affected employees that a lock out or tag out system is going to be utilized and the reason.

• The authorized employee shall know the type and magnitude of energy that the machine or equipment
utilizes and shall understand the hazards thereof.

• If the machine or equipment is operating, shut it down by the normal stopping procedure (depress stop
button, open toggle switch, etc.).

• Operate the switch, valve, or other energy isolating device(s) so that the equipment is isolated from it
energy source(s). Stored energy (such as that in springs, elevated machine members, rotating flywheels,
hydraulic systems, and air, gas, steam, or water pressure, etc.) must be dissipated or restrained by
methods such as repositioning, blocking, bleeding down, etc.

• Lock out/Tag out the energy isolating devices with assigned individual lock(s) or tag(s).

• After ensuring that no personnel are exposed, and as a check on having disconnected the energy
sources, operate the push button or other normal operating controls to make certain the equipment will
not operate.

• CAUTION: Return operating control(s) to neutral or off position after the test.

• The equipment is now locked out or tagged out.

5.3 RESTORING MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT TO NORMAL OPERATIONS

• After the servicing and/or maintenance is complete and equipment is ready for normal production
operations, check the area around the machines or equipment to ensure that no one is exposed.

• After all tools have been removed from the machine or equipment, guards have been reinstalled and
employees are in the clear, remove all lockout or tag out devices. Operate the energy isolating devices to
restore energy to the machine or equipment.

5.4 PROCEDURE INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE PERSON

• In the preceding steps, if more than one individual is required to lockout or tag out equipment, each
shall place his/her own personal lockout and Tag out device on the energy isolating device(s). When an
energy isolating device cannot accept multiple locks or tags, a multiple lockout or tag out device (hasp)
may be used. If lockout is used, a single lock may be used to lockout the machine or equipment and the
key placed in a lockout box or cabinet, which allows the use of multiple locks. Each employee will then
use his/her own lock to secure the box or cabinet. As each person no longer needs to maintain his or her
lockout protection, that person will remove his/her lock from the box or cabinet.

5.5 TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF LOCKOUT AND TAGOUT DEVICES

• In situations where lockout and tagout devices must be temporarily removed from the energy isolating
device and the machine or equipment energized to test or position the machine, equipment or
component thereof, the following sequence of actions will be followed:

• Remove non-essential items and ensure that machine or equipment components are operationally
intact.

• Notify affected employees that lockout and tag out devices have been removed and ensure that all
employees have been safely positioned or removed from the area.

• Have employees who applied the lockout and tagout devices remove the lockout and tag out devices. •
Energize and proceed with testing or positioning.

• De-energize all systems and reapply energy control measures in accordance with section 5.2 Of these
procedures.

5.6 MAINTENANCE REQUIRING UNDISRUPTED ENERGY SUPPLY

• Where maintenance, repairing, cleaning, servicing, adjusting, or setting up operations cannot be

accomplished with the prime mover or energy source disconnected, such operations may only be
performed under the following conditions:

• The operating station (e.g. external control panel) where the machine may be activated must be under
the control of a qualified operator at all times.

• All participants must be in clear view of the operator or in communication with each other.

• All participants must be beyond the reach of machine elements which may present a hazard.

• Where machine configuration or size requires that the operator leave the control station to install tools,
and where there are machine elements, which may move rapidly, if activated, such elements must be
separately locked out.

• During repair procedures where mechanical components are being adjusted or replaced, the machine
shall be de-energized or disconnected from its power source.

6.0 EMPLOYEE TRAINING

• Designated employees will receive annual lock out/tag out training outlined in 29CFR [Specifically
1910.147 (c)(7)(i),(ii), & (iii)]. During this training employees should be made aware of lockout and tag out
procedures as well as how and why they are being used.

• Employees need to be trained to ensure that they know, understand, and follow the applicable
provisions of the hazardous energy control procedures. The training must cover at least three areas:
aspects of the employer’s energy control program; elements of the energy control procedure relevant to
the employee’s duties or assignment; and the various requirements of the OSHA standards related to
lockout and Tag out.

7.0 RECORDKEEPING

7.1 INSPECTION RECORDS

• Maintain inspection records.

• Human Services will complete and maintain all

LOCKOUT AND TAGOUT INSPECTION FORMS.

7.2 TRAINING RECORDS

• Training records will be maintained by ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. Records will include an outline of topics
covered and a sign in sheet of those employees attending.
APPENDIX A MODEL LOCKOUT AND TAGOUT INSPECTION FORM

1. Inspection date:
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2. Inspector:
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3. Employee(s):
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4. Machine/equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized:

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Does employee have or have access to adequate lock out/tag out devices?  Yes  N

Has employee tested the effectiveness of his/her lock out/tag out devices?  Yes  No

Has employee received lockout and tag out training in the last year?  Yes  No

If this is an outside contractor, has a supervisor informed him/her of the  Yes  No

Necessity for adhering to these procedures? Have all procedures been followed?  Yes  No

Were tag outs legible and clearly displayed?  Yes  No

Comments/Observations:
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