Section 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. WSR 04-15-105, § 296-803-60010, 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, § 296-803-60010, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04.