XPCL Isolation Flow Chart

Responsible for Work Shift Operator Shit Leader Operation Manager

The Responsible for Ops Shift Leader

Work: and Responsible for
Asks permision to Work:
Ops Shift Leader to Check the scope of
start a job the WO

Ops Shift Leader

Signs the WO as
“Permit to Work” Is Isolation
NO
and the Responsible Required?
INITIATION

for Work can start

the job

YES

Ops Shift Leader

and Responsible for
Work: Operations or Plant
Make a Job Safety Manager:
Analysis Reviews the Isolation
Certificate. Indicates
Special Removal
Instructions or
Ops Shift Leader Management physical
generates the presence required (if
Isolation any) and signs the IC
Certificate(IC)

NO
Approved?
Ops Shift Leader:
Generates and fills
the Tag Out Labels,
PREPARATION

prepares the YES

padlocks and lock
devices and signs
the IC
ISOLATION OF ENERGY SOURCE(LOTO EXECUTION)

Shift Operator + Respons. for work:

Follows the Instructions in the IC, lock and/or tag the system/ equipment,
and put their initials after the conclusion of every step on the IC.

Responsible for Shift Operator: Ops Shift Leader:

Work: Indicates by radio Notes the time of
Keeps the copies of the conclusion of every step in the
the “responsible for every step to the cross checklist and
work” tags section Ops Shift Leader signs at the bottom

Ops Shift Leader:

Shift Operator + Respons. for Work:
Updates the Active
Put all the keys in the Control Room Lock Box, label and secure them with
Isolation
an individual padlock. Then sign the IC and the Isolation Logbook
Whiteboard

Ops Shift Leader:

Checks that the IC and Isolation
Responsible for Work: logbook are properly filled signs
Informs to his/her teammates the WO as PTW and signs and
that is safe to start the job writes it in the Handover
Operation Logbook
 XPCL Isolation Removal Flow Chart
Responsible for Work Shift Operator Shit Leader Operation Manager

Ops Shift Leader:

The Responsible for Verifies if there are
Work: other teams
INICIATION

Notifies the team working in the

and Ops Shift system/equipment
Leader that the job OR if area is cleared.
is done Signs the WO as
close of PTW

Operations or Plant
Manager:
Reviews the Isolation
Other teams Certificate, and checks if
working in the special Removal
NO
system? Instructions or
Management physical
presence is required (if
any) then signs the IC at
YES
the bottom
The isolation
remains on place
until the last
Responsible for
Work requests
isolation removal.
PREPARATION

Shift Leader:
generates the
NO Approved
Isolation Removal
Instructions

Responsible for
Shift Operator:
Work:
Removes his/her
Removes his/her
YES padlock from the YES
padlock from the
Control Room Lock
Control Room Lock
Box
Box

Shift Operator + Respons. for work:

Follow the Instructions in the IC, unlock devices, remove tags off the
ISOLATION REMOVAL

system/ equipment, and put their initials after the conclusion of every
step in the IC.
Shift Operator:
Indicates by radio the
conclusion of every step
to the Shift Leader
Before energizing any
equipment, Operation must
verify that all portable earths
have been removed and are
Shift Leader: properly stored in Control
Notes the time of every Room.
step in the cross checklist
and signs at the botton

Responsible for Work: Shift Operator:

Exchanges the Exchanges the “placed on
“responsible for work” the equipment” tag out
tag out labels section labels section with
with Shift Operator Responsible for Work

Shift Leader:
Shift Operator + Respons. for work:
Updates the Active
Signs the IC and the Isolation Logbook as a proof that the Isolation
Isolation
Removal is done
Whiteboard

Responsible for Work: Shift Leader:

Checks that the IC and Isolation
REGISTER

Informs to his/her
teammates that it is no logbook are properly filled, signs
longer safe to work on the IC at the bottom and writes
the equipment it in the Handover Operation
Logbook