Section 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. WSR 04-15-105, § 296-803-50050, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 04-15-105, § 296-803-50050, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.