1. Authority
California State University, Long Beach is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, contractors, and visitors. The Control of Hazardous Energy Program is a critical component in providing this environmental. Commonly called Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), this program outlines the requirements to follow to safeguard personnel while performing service, installation or maintenance on machines and equipment as well as those employees, contractors, and visitors who may also be working in adjacent areas.
Development and implementation of a Control of Hazardous Energy Program provides the framework for university, university auxiliary and contractor employees to follow when locking out or tagging out machinery and equipment. Industry experience has proven that failure to appropriately lock out or tag out machinery or equipment may result in serious and/or fatal accidents.
To that end, this program describes the minimum requirements that must be followed while working on machinery or equipment at the university's facilities (including university-occupied leased sites).
V. 1.1 12/22/2008