UC San Diego has a Lockout/ Tagout (LOTO) Program in place to provide close oversight of cleaning, repairing, servicing, setting-up, and adjusting of machines and equipment in which the unexpected energization or start up of the machines or equipment or release of stored energy could cause injury to employees. LOTO procedures apply to the following forms of energy: • Chemical • Electrical • Gravity • Hydraulic • Natural gas • Pneumatic • Positional • Springs • Steam • Stored energy • Thermal (heat) • Other Affected employees and facilities may include, but are not limited to: • Building services • Carpentry shops • Engineering • Housing-Dining-Hospitality facilities • Groundskeeping • Machine shops • Maintenance and utilities • Research buildings • Vivaria Requirements. Departments that service or maintain machinery or equipment that is capable of inadvertent movement or release of stored energy must implement the LOTO requirements below: 1. Develop a written Energy Control Plan (ECP) Develop written machine specific lockout/tag out Energy Control Plans (ECP). If written plans have not been developed, blueprints or as-built drawings must be available to identify sources of energy and sufficient lockout/ tag out control points. Conduct a workplace assessment Conduct an annual workplace assessment to identify and correct LOTO deficiencies. Assessments will be lead by the supervisor, department head, or manager.

Ask an to participate if you need assistance. • Use the Cal/OSHA (PDF) to determine all the hazardous energy sources for each machine, piece of equipment, or prime mover.

Authorized employees During the assessment, plans will be reviewed by authorized employees*. Authorized employees will assist in the identification of deficiencies and the development of solutions. * An authorized employee is a person who turns off and disconnects the machinery or equipment from its energy source before performing service or maintenance. Biology Campbell Pdf 9th Anniversary. The authorized employee locks out, blocks out, and/ or tags the energy isolating device to prevent the release of hazardous energy. Record-keeping requirements Documentation must include the date of assessment, machine or equipment evaluated, people involved, and corrective action taken. These records will be kept for at least 5 years in the department office. • Affected employee is an employee whose job requires them to operate or use a machine or equipment on which cleaning, repairing, servicing, setting-up, or adjusting operations are being performed under lockout or tagout, or whose job requires the employee to work in an area in which such activities are being performed under lockout or tagout.