Lock Out

Tag Out

Review questions

September 2020.
Module 1
Stop Work
Authority
Review
Questions
1. Who is authorized to stop unsafe work ?

A. Equipment co-ordinator

B. All personnel

C. Environment technician

D. No one is authorized to stop work

 2. What are the 5 steps to stop work ?

A. Stop, Notify, Evaluate, Educate and Follow up

B. Suspend, Notify, Discuss, Confirm and Communicate

C. Stop, Notify, Investigate, Communicate and Follow up

D. Stop, Discuss, Correct, Agree and Proceed

3. Do contractor employees have authority to stop
work ?

A. Yes, with Division Head approval

B. No

C. Yes, with Issuer permission

D. Yes
Module 1
Importance of
isolation

Review
Questions
1. Locking and tagging equipment lets other
operators, contractors or maintenance crews know
that the equipment is safe to work on and cannot be
__________________?

A. Repaired.

B. Switched off.

C. Energized.

D. Serviced.
2. Isolation, lockout and hold tag (LOTO) applies to all
conditions where unexpected startup of equipment
can happen during __________ ___ __________. ?

A. Servicing and manintenance.

B. Normal operations.

C. Night shift.

D. Emergencies.
3. While equipment is being worked on, isolation and
LOTO will prevent _________________ ?

A. All circuit breakers from opening.

B. Confined space entry.

C. All valves from closing at the same time

D. A sudden release of energy or accidental startup.

4. An isolation plan is needed for complex or non-
routine isolations? ?

A. True.

B. False.
5. What do you call the placement of a lockout device
on to an energy isolating device?

A. Lockout.

B. Tagging.

C. Energization.

D. Isolation.
6. Sometime ‘DO NOT OPERATE’ warning devices
are placed on an energy isolation device, what is this
called?

A. Tag out / Hold tag.

B. Lockout.

C. Energizing.

D. Return to service.
Module 2
Roles and
responsibilities

Review
Questions
1. What do you call workers who operate or use
equipment or operational processes that require
servicing or maintenance under Isolation and Lock
out-Tag out ?

A. Authorized personnel.

B. Affected personnel.

C. Regular employee.

D. Contractor personnel.
2. You can return a system to service after completing
isolation only when any affected personnel are
________________ ?

A. Cleared from the area.

B. In the area.

C. Fully certifed.

D. Locked and tagged.

3. The minimum requirements, the roles and
responsibilities for proponents, employees and
contractors are defined in __________________.

A. GI 6.012.

B. GI 7.012.

C. LOTO permit.

D. The CHB
4. Ensuring that personnel/operators comply with the
LOTO requirements is the responsibility of department
managers, division heads and _______________

A. Loss prevention.

B. HR.

C. Contractors.

D. Supervisors.
5. The LOTO procedure is carried out only by
personnel who are __________ ____ ___________.

A. Operating the equipment.

B. Trained and authorized.

C. Supervised and limited.

D. Unsupervised.
Module 3
Identify
equipment,
energy and
isolation methods

Review
Questions
1. Circuit breakers and disconnect switches are
examples of isolating points for ___________.

A. Electrical energy.

B. Mechanical energy.

C. Hydraulic energy.

D. Chemical energy.
2. Potential energy is also known as ?

A. Stored energy.

B. Motion energy.

C. Chemical energy.

D. Mechanical energy.
3. What type of lock and tag must be used for isolation
and lock-out/tag-out.

A. Saudi Aramco approved lock, with one key and a

Saudi Aramco tag.

B. Any unapproved lock with spare keys and a Saudi

Aramco tag.

C. A good solid lock and any type of tag.

D. Contractors can use any lock and tag.

4. Select the type of energy that can cause harm or
injury if not isolated.

A. Locked energy.

B. Verified energy.

C. Electrical energy.

D. Tagged energy.
Module 4
Steps to perform
isolations

Review
Questions
1. Select a method of Primary Isolation for piping
equipment ?

A. Single block valve.

B. Tagged valve.

C. Disconnected lock valve.

D. Blinding.
2. Select a method of Positive Isolation for piping
equipment ?

A. Double block and bleed.

B. Single block valve.

C. Tagging valve.

D. Blinding.
3. Select the correct order for the electrical isolation
steps.

A. Lock, Try, Clear, Tag.

B. Tag, Lock, Clear, Try.

C. Lock and Tag.

D. Lock, Tag, Clear, Try.

4. You should always verify that the isolation and lock-
out and hold-tag has been properly done and
equipment is ready to work on.

A. True.

B. False.
5. For maintenance involving a small number of
workers (usually less than six) a multiple lock clip
(hasp) can be used at each isolation point.

A. False.

B. True.
Module 5
Removal of lock
out devices

Review
Questions
1. Locks and tags can be removed only when
________________.

A. Equipment is running safely.

B. Work is near completion.

C. Equipment is safe to re-energize.

D. A key can be located.

2. After completing maintenance, the first step of the
LOTO removal procedure is to ______________.

A. Remove all residual energy.

B. Install locks and tags.

C. Restart the equipment.

D. Restore the work area.

3. The emergency procedure for the removal of a
lock-out device is used when
______________________.

A. The lock owner is not available.

B. Lock owner is available but does not want to

remove the lock.

C. Maintenance has not started.

D. Maintenance has started but not finished.

4. Before LOTO devices are removed, all personnel
who need to remain in the area must be ___________.

A. Provided with a key.

B. Notified of the start up.

C. Trained in LOTO.

D. Listed on the hold tag.

5. An individual lock and tag should only be removed
by_________________.

A. Any worker with a spare key.

B. The area Division Head.

C. The person who installed it.

D. The Department Manager.

6. What are the steps to remove isolation, lock and
tags, when work is completed ?

A. Restore the work area.

B. Notify affected personnel.

C. Remove all lockout devices and hold tags.

D. Follow the startup procudure.

E. All of the above.

 End of LOTO

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