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Ismail Ibrahim Corporate HSE & Licenses Manager

Mohamed Eltoukhy Corporate QA Manager

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Hanaa Abdel-Maguid CRQHSE Director
Contents
1. Objective
2. Scope
3. Abbreviations /Definitions
4. Forms/Attachments
5. Related Documents
6. Responsibilities
7. HSE Consideration
8. Procedures
9. References
10. List of Tables and Figures
11. Appendices
12. Others
13. SOP History

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1. Objective
Establishing a safe working system to isolate the sources of energy from the moving parts of equipment
and machinery in cases of installation or maintenance to prevent any accidents that may occur due to the
equipment while working on it.

2. Scope
All the places and work departments in the Pharco Corporate where there is any machine or equipment
managed by any source of energy (electrical energy - mechanical energy - hydraulic energy - pneumatic
energy - chemical energy - thermal energy - gas energy).

3. Abbreviations /Definitions

Term Definitions & Abbreviations

CQHSE Corporate Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment

N/A Not Applicable.

HSE Health, Safety & Environment

LOTO Lock-Out - Tag-Out

is the placement of a lockout device on an energy-isolating device, by an
established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device and the
Lock-Out equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is
removed.

The placement of an attachable tag on an energy-isolating device indicates that

Tagout the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled may not be
operated until the tagout device is removed .

They are devices used to isolate the driving forces from machines and
equipment. Some examples of this are:
 Manually Operated Electrical Circuit Breakers.
Energy Isolation
 Blind Flanges for Insulating Pipes.
Devices
 Chains and locks to secure the closure of valves and valves.
 Disconnect Switches.
 Padlocks (used to lock some types of electrical panels).
Energy sources All energy sources may cause injury and harm to workers and are as
follows:
 Electrical sources.
 Mechanical sources.
 Hydraulic sources.
 Pneumatic sources.
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 Chemical sources.
 Thermal sources.
 Gases. Electrical Energy
It is a type of lock that has only one key, used to isolate the motive power
from devices and equipment so that this key is with the responsible person
Safety Padlock who isolated the power source so that power is not returned to the devices
except by this person only.

RA Risk Assessment
It is the energy remaining in the connections of the equipment or the
Residual Pressure machine after the motive power is isolated from it (for example,
compressed air inside the pipes after closing the valve).

4. Forms/Attachments
Title Form number
Permit to isolate motive power from equipment and machinery.
Safety Closed Card Form.

5. Related Documents:
N/A
6. Responsibilities

HSE Manager Assist in creating Job RA and ensuring the implementation of

Engineering Manager
Maintenance Supervisors
HSE Specialist
the work steps as in RA.
Apply the work steps contained in the document.
Responsible for maintenance activities as per the process
requirements and must use appropriate Personal protective
equipment while carrying out maintenance activities
Ensure employees are trained on LOTO

HSE Technician Follow up the workflow and follow the safety instructions

7. HSE consideration:
All Procedures related to HSE
8. Procedures:
LOTO programs are all about the control of hazardous energy. That means electricity of course, but
also anything else that can hurt someone, including air, heat, water, chemicals, hydraulics, and so on.
During the course of typical operations, most machinery is equipped with physical safeguards to
protect operators, such as the handguard on an industrial saw. But during service and maintenance, it

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may be necessary to remove or disable these safeguards to conduct repairs. It is vital that hazardous
energy is controlled and dissipated before this can happen.
The basic steps to a LOTO procedure are as follows:
8.1. Prepare for the shutdown. An important part of preparedness is being
appropriately trained and aware of the hazardous energy sources involved and
how to control them.
8.2. Notify affected employees. Ensure that workers in the affected area are fully
aware of the impending lockout.
8.3.  Shut down the equipment. This should be done in a safe and orderly manner, in
accordance with the equipment-specific procedure or operating manual.
8.4.  Isolate energy sources. For example, a circuit breaker or valve that supplies
energy to the equipment.
8.5. Apply LOTO devices to energy sources. This is a device, such as a padlock, that
physically prevents the equipment from being energized. Each person involved in
the lockout (OSHA defines them as authorized employees) will have their own
lockout device, and it will feature a tag displaying who locked it out, when, and
why. Multiple lockout devices on one piece of equipment are common
8.6. Release/control all stored energy. For example, compressed air, capacitors that
hold an electrical charge, or stored mechanical energy like compressed springs.
8.7. Verify the lockout. This is the most important step, and the one most easily
overlooked. It is absolutely critical that personnel double-check that all hazardous
energy has been isolated.
8.8. Maintain the lockout. Be certain that the equipment remains in a lockout state
until service can be safely restored.
8.9. Just as important as following these steps is ensuring that appropriate LOTO
release protocols are followed and that service is restored after the work has been
completed. This means making sure that workers and materials have been cleared
from dangerous areas, that all lockout devices are removed and equipment tested
and that the appropriate personnel have been informed that the LOTO is removed.
None of the equipment should be re-energized until these actions are taken, at
which point workers can be notified that equipment is ready for use.

9. References:
a. OSHA Regulations.
b. ISO 45001 Standard.
c. Egyptian labor law 2003

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10.List Of Tables and Figures:

N/A
11.Appendices:
N/A

12.OTHERS

HSE Department

Permit to isolate motive power from the equipment, machinery, and power lines
Date: ………………………………………………….… Time: -...........................................................................
Location / location: .......................................................... Type of equipment / line: ....................................................
Equipment number/line: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Type of work to be performed on the equipment/line:
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Equipment/Line Power ....................................................................................................................................................
:Sources
(1) Electric current ( )
(2) Compressed airlines ( )
(3) Compressed gases ( )
(4) Steam ( )
(5) Other (specify) ( )
Procedures:
Maintenance Section
S Action
responsible responsible
1 The above power sources have been closed and isolated. ( ) ( )
2 All switches for operating the equipment are placed in the (Off) position. ( ) ( )
All electrical switches for the equipment/line in the electrical panel are ( ) ( )
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placed in the (Off) position.
All valves connected to the equipment/line are closed air/steam / ( ) ( )
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compressed gas.

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The door to the electrical panel containing the electrical switches for the ( ) ( )
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equipment/line is closed.
The energy/pressure accumulated in the pipes connected to the ( ) ( )
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equipment/line is drained.
Tags are placed next to the operating switches/ valves/ electrical panel ( ) ( )
7 indicating that the equipment/ line is out of service and that work is
currently underway in maintenance.
All workers exposed to infection who will be working on the maintenance ( ) ( )
8 of the equipment/line have been informed of the isolation procedures and
the signs that have been installed.
Names of employees authorized to work:
S Name position

Permit validity:
From time: …………………………………………….to time: -……………………………………………
Signature of Department/Site Officer: -…………………… Signature of Maintenance Officer:-……………………
Renewing the validity of the permit for another shift:
From time: ……………………………………………….to time:-…………………………………………………..
Signature of Department/Site Officer:-…………………… Signature of Maintenance
Officer:-…………………… A copy of the permit, after it is completed and the work is completed, is sent to
the Department of Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Affairs

13. SOP History

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