LOCKOUT/ TAGOUT Project Meeting - GES

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  LOTO SITE TRAINING

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General Information

• This meeting is conducted on every project before it is energized. The main objective of this meeting is to clarify everyone's responsibilities under this procedure that is MANDATORY and prevent injuries that might result from working while the building is energized. This procedure efficacy relies on the qualified person and authorized person (yourself) being able to follow it diligently.

LOTO Safety Discussion / Lessons Learned

• Different scenarios that have happened here in the past, lets talk about them and how we can learn from them in the future. What did these individuals do wrong and or their superintendents and how can we make sure this never happens again?
  
  An employee was instructed to move the exit sign three feet as required by the punch list on the project. The qualified person on this project stated that he would lock it out and tag it before he got there so he could move it. Luke went ahead and started to move the exit signed while energized, he inadvertently touched the uninsulated part of his lineman's while at the same time touching the grid with his fore arm, he got shocked with 277 Volts lost his balance and fell of a 10 foot ladder. A few weeks later Luke stated that his supervisor instructed him to move the sign while energized .
  Employee was told by the superintendent to demo lights. He assumed the power was turned off because the light fixture was off, as he was removing the fixture he was shocked.
  
  A superintendent was working with an employee attempting to show him how to trouble shoot pole lights. They were turning circuits on and off and testing. The superintendent told the employee to wait for him to turn off the breaker and as he walked off the employee got into the live wires and got shocked.
  
  We were walking the job, saw an electrician working on a light fixture from an 8 ft ladder with out his gloves. We asked him to put his gloves on, he came down from his ladder to grab his gloves and when he did the light fixture suddenly turned on. The same light fixture he was demoing.
  
  Walking a job where JBI employees were demoing light fixtures and when asked about LOTO the superintendent said he didn’t have what he needed to properly LOTO so he used tape to cover the breakers. He also did not have his JBI issued PPE either. When ask why he did what he did the superintendent blamed PM for not getting him what he needed but when asked the PM he wasn’t aware of the lack of equipment.
  
  Walking a job that was energized we asked multiple people that were working on circuitry if they had completed LOTO and they all said yes. When we got to the electrical room all the panels were unlocked and the panel bars were off the panels. When we ask the superintendent about this he said he had to remove the LOTO’s to turn circuits on for the GC. He removed his employees locks and tags without them knowing it.

REMEMBER THIS!!

• Before working on any potentially energized circuit, always identify the sources of energy that need to be locked out and tagged out: this is the responsibility of the qualified person.
  -Always properly shut down the electrical breaker : Apply both tags and locks so it cannot be can re-energized while you are working on it.
  -Tell your team members about the shutdown.
  - Test the circuit with your multimeter, you must obtain a ZERO reading before you work on it.
  - After completing the work, communicate with the qualified person on the project so that the locks be removed and the system restarted. As a final step, remove your tag.
   Always test or look to make sure that the energy source is shut down.
   Block or drain any stored energy.
   Be aware that equipment marked “high voltage” can store lethal energy, even when disconnected from the power source.

HERE ARE THE STEPS.

• 1. Notify your supervisor (qualified person) that a circuit needs to be LOTO.
  2. In coordination with the qualified person, turn off the breaker, or disconnect and fill out the LOTO log.
  3. Lock out the energy sources, breakers or panels with a lock that prevents energization.
  4. Place tags with each lock that states only authorized employees under the qualified person supervision may RE-ENERGIZE the system, operate the controls, or remove the tag.
  5. The qualified person will use proper PPE and meter to test to make sure the circuit and equipment are completely deenergized zero voltage reading.
  6. Lastly the authorized person that just completed this procedure will use a meter and test to confirm the energy has been de-energized.

Follow up questions

• What did the employees do wrong? (Select all that apply and cover with crew)

  Select Did not comply with company procedure Followed unsafe directions from supervisor Did not fulfilled his responsibilities on LOTO Acted on the mentality that is not going to happen to me

  • Did not comply with company procedure
  • Followed unsafe directions from supervisor
  • Did not fulfilled his responsibilities on LOTO
  • Acted on the mentality that is not going to happen to me

• Do you know anyone who was injured while handling equipment they thought was turned off? If so,<br>what happened?

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• Briefly describe what happened

• Any question or comment about these safety precautions?

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• What are your responsibilities under this policy? (Select all that apply and cover with crew)

  Select Comply with LOTO procedure Report deficiencies to superintendent Coordinate with other team members Apply lock tag and fill out log with qualified person Assure voltage reading is 0 V before commencing work

  • Comply with LOTO procedure
  • Report deficiencies to superintendent
  • Coordinate with other team members
  • Apply lock tag and fill out log with qualified person
  • Assure voltage reading is 0 V before commencing work

• What are your right under this procedure? (Select all that apply and cover with crew)

  Select The right to refuse unsafe work or work that i have not been properly train to perform The obligation to report anything unsafe including instructions from supervisor that are contrary to company policy

  • The right to refuse unsafe work or work that i have not been properly train to perform
  • The obligation to report anything unsafe including instructions from supervisor that are contrary to company policy

• How can we prevent future incidents of this nature? (Select all that apply and cover with crew)

  Select By fulfilling my responsibilities Encouraging team members that are not complying with this procedure

  • By fulfilling my responsibilities
  • Encouraging team members that are not complying with this procedure

Completion

• By signing this, you confirm that the information discussed during this meeting was fully understood and that you will follow it completely.

• Qualified Person (Full Name and Signature)

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Employee

• Employee (Full name and signature)

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• Qualified team members have been evaluated?

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  No

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• Perform evaluation before the end of the day!

• Does everyone on site has LOTO equipment (tags, locks, training.)

  Safe

  At Risk

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• Qualified persons on site have FR clothing Face shield, and dielectric gloves?

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• What will be done and who is responsible for providing the equipment in a timely manner?

• Do qualified persons on site have been trained on the energization procedures?

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• What training do they need?

  Select Team train Edapp Refresher I-auditor form

  • Team train
  • Edapp
  • Refresher
  • I-auditor form

• Do qualified person have the necessary panel or breaker locks?

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  No

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• What type of locks will be needed and who is responsible?

  Select Panel lock offs Breaker locks Gear Generic Breaker Locks

  • Panel lock offs
  • Breaker locks Gear
  • Generic Breaker Locks

Signature from Management

• RISK ASSESSMENT competed and a energization plan evaluated with general superintendent?

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• SUPERINTENDENT: By signing here I attest that I have been train on the procedures relating to LOTO furthermore I acknowledge that I have all the necessary equipment to perform such procedure and I shall enforce and follow this zero tolerance policy.

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• GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

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• SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE

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