LOCKOUT / TAG OUT PROCEDURE

ISOLATION

Lockout / Tag Out

Procedure:
Isolation

The Responsible for

Work Order
Work ask permision
(WO)
to Ops Shift Leader
to start a work

Job doesn’t affect Shift leader gives a

production or NO new date and time
safety? to do the job.

YES

Shift Leader: WO WO needs high risk Responsible for

NO NO
needs isolation? permit? Work starts the job

YES

YES A risk analysis and

Permit to Work
must be done

Shift Leader
Isolation Certificate
generates the
Isolation Certificate
OM & Shift Leader sign the approval of the

Operations or Plant
Isolation Certificate

Manager review
NO
the Isolation
Certificate

Approved

YES

Shift Leader
generates anf fills
Tag Out Labels
the Tag Out Labels
and prepare the
padlocks

Isolation
requires Ops Manager have
SI
management to be present
presence?
Responsible for work and Shift Operator sign the Isolation Certificate and tag out labels

No

Shift Operator + Shutdown,

Respons. for work: disengaged
Lockout / Tag Out and/or de-
System equipment energized

According to Isolation
Certificate instructions,
also Shift Operator
communicates by
radio to the Shift
Leader the completion Install locks,
of each step in the blocks and tags
Isolation Certificate

Prove that the

equipment
isolation is
effective

Put their
initials after
each step, sign
the tag labels,
then the
Isolation
Certificate

Responsible
for work keeps
the copies of
the tag out
labels

Store all
At least two isolation lock
security padlocks keys in the
lock the isolation Control Room
keys, one for Lock Box and
Operations and put a Color
one for responsible Code Padlock
for work securing the
keys

Responsible for
work is allow to
start the job and Fill and sign
Isolation Logbook
notifies his/her the Isolation
teammates that Log Book
lockoout/ tag out
are done.
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DE-ISOLATION

Lockout / Tag Out

Procedure:
De-Isolation

Equipment/System
Job Finished? NO
remains isolated

YES
Remove
operations and
Shift Operator +
Equiment had responsible for
Respons. for work:
other isolations NO work padlocks
De-isolate
in place? from the
System equipment
Control Room
Lock Box
NO YES

The others
responsible for
work that are
involved need to be Inspect the
notify working area

Is possible to all
affected parties to
de-isolate? Shift Operator:
YES Using the keys
from the Control
Room Lock Box
remove all tags,
locks and blocks
included in the
By default the sequence of Isolation certificate
reestablishment will be the Isolation and inform by
Sequence in backwards. For special cases radio to the Shift
the Isolation Certificate will include a Leader the
different reestablishment instructions. completion of each
All reestablishment instructions has to be step
approved by the Operations Manager or
Plant Manager.

Shift Operator
and
Responsible
Responsible for
for Work
work returns the
Record all Isolation Certificate
copies of the tag
done
out labels to the
operations and
Shift Operator
sign the
Isolation
Certificate

Shift Leader verifies

that everything is
filled according to
the procedure and
attach the
“responsible for
work” tagout labels
with the isolation
certificate and
signed it at the
bottom

Shift Leader gives

the “placed on the
equipment”section
of the Tag Out label
to Responsible of
Work to be
attached in the WO.

Shift Operator and

Resposible for Work Isolation Logbook
sign the Isolation
Workbook

Responsible for
work notifies his/
her teammates that
equipment/system IMPORTANT!
is now operational Before energizing any equipment verify all
portable earth have been removed and are
properly stored.

End of the
Procedure