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7 Lockout/Tagout To comply All affected departments must meet the following minimum general requirements: • develop written, equipment-specific lockout procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energies prior to service/ maintenance activities. This may be accomplished by utilizing the Energy Control Procedures form or its equivalent • ensure that LOTO devices are available to all employees as needed • ensure that when new equipment is purchased, or when existing equipment is modified, it has the ability to be locked out • enforce the proper use of LOTO equipment and establish control of energy sources • inform outside contractors of ISU procedures and how coordination of lockout/tagout will occur • provide and/or coordinate employee LOTO training programs • perform at least annual reviews of LOTO procedures • maintain adequate records Exemptions Partial Exemption Equipment is exempt from written, equipment-specific procedures when all of the elements listed below exist. (Note: Equipment covered by this partial exemption must still be locked out following established procedures listed in Section D, Lockout/Tagout Procedures.) • equipment/machine has no potential for stored or residual energy • equipment/machine has a single energy source that can be readily identified and isolated • isolation and locking out of energy source completely de- energizes and deactivates equipment/machine • equipment/machine is isolated from the energy source and locked out during the course of service/maintenance activities • a single lockout device will achieve a lockout condition • lockout device is under the control of a single individual doing the service/maintenance • service/maintenance does not create hazards for others • ISU has had no incidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergizing of the equipment/machine before being serviced