LOCK OUT & TAG OUT PROCEDURES

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SUBJECT :                                             LOCK OUT & TAG OUT PROCEDURES

DEPARTMENT  : SAFETY SOP NO.                      : 02/S Page No                       : 1 of  2 Effective Date             : 05.01.2012 Next Review                : 04.01.2014 SOP VERSION            : 05

                                                            

1. OBJECTIVE:

To provide guidelines for precautionary measures to be followed before starting of maintenance or repairs of machines, equipments and utilities.

       

2. SCOPE:

To prevent any accidents or damage of machinery and equipment during maintenance or repairs.

3. PROCEDURE:

3.1. The maintenance people should first of all cut off the energy supplies like power, steam and air to the

      equipments.

3.2. They should keep a lock out / tag out labels on all the control panels of the equipments as well as

       mains and isolators.

3.3. Release all the stored residual energies after putting the lock out labels.

3.4. Verify the isolation and lock out by attempting to operate the equipment.

3.5. Fill in lock out and tag out permit as per the format given in Annexure.

3.6. After completion of the work remove lock out / tag out labels.

3.7. Fill in lock out / tag out removal permit as per the format given in Annexure.

4. RESPONSIBILITY                                     :      1) Maintenance Dept.

                                                             :      2) Section In charge.

5. REVIEW GUIDE                           :      As and when required

6. ANNEXURE                                    :      Log book.

PREPARED BY                                        REVIEWED BY                                     APPROVED BY

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE             PRODUCTION MANAGER                                G.M - Q.A

                                                                                                         SOP No.  : 02/S

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                                                                                                         Version No       : 07

7. SOPs DISTRIBUTION:

    This SOP shall be distributed to following Departments:

Name of the Department	Master Copy	Circulatory Copy
QA/QC	√	×
Production	x	√
Warehouse	x	√
Administration	x	×
Maintenance	x	×

8. VERSION HISTROY:

Revision number	Change
Revision no. 03 to 04	1. SOP format revised 2. SOP revised as per due date.
Revision no. 04 to 05	1. SOP revised as per due date. 2. SOP distribution table included in the SOP
Revision no. 05 to 06
Version no.  06 to 07

PREPARED BY                                        REVIEWED BY                                     APPROVED BY

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE             PRODUCTION MANAGER                                G.M - Q.A