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WSPS.CA 130-BPS-13-IGOT © 2024, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | 905 614 1400 2 WORKER The 7 Steps to Lockout/Tagout STEP ACTIVITY 1 Prepare for shutdown Identify all forms of energy and how to control them Ensure that all lockout equipment is available Communicate that equipment will be shut down 2 Shut down According to normal operations 3 Isolate Equipment Turn off equipment through main disconnects, levers, or valves 4 Control Stored Energy Release/bleed stored energy (i.e dump valves) Block potential energy Allow time for system to cool or any motion to stop 5 Apply LOTO device Apply locks to each energy source (ensure the key to the lock remains with the person who applied the lock) 6 Verify Isolation Try to start the machine, no lights should turn on nor should any movement occur 7 Release from LOTO when: All of the work has been completed Tools have been removed All guards have been put back in place Everyone has removed their locks, no one is inside the cell (the area within and around the machine is clear) © 2024 Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to WSPS. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or saliency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances.

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