Labor & Industries (L&I), Washington State

Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy) Chapter 296-803, WAC

Effective Date: 11/01/04

WAC 296-803-600 Training

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Your Responsibility:

To train employees on your energy control program

You must

Provide and document employee training on the energy control program	WAC 296-803-60005
Provide additional training if you use tagout devices	WAC 296-803-60010
Retrain employees when necessary	WAC 296-803-60015

WAC 296-803-60005
Provide and document employee training on the energy control program

You must

• Train employees to make sure that they:
  • – Understand the purpose and function of the energy control program
    and
  • – Have the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out their program responsibilities.
• Train each authorized employee in:
  • – The type and magnitude of energy available in the workplace
  • – Recognizing hazardous energy sources that apply
  • – Methods and means to isolate and control energy.
• Instruct each affected employee in the purpose and use of the energy control procedures
• Instruct all employees who work or may work where energy control procedures might be used about the:
  • – Procedures being used
    and
  • – Prohibition against attempting to restart or reenergize a machine or equipment that’s locked out or tagged out.
• Document that employee training has been done and kept up to date.
  • -Include the employee's name and the training date

WAC 296-803-60010
Provide additional training if you use tagout devices

You must

• Make sure employees are trained in the following:
  • – Tags are warning devices and don't provide the same level of physical restraint as a lock
  • – When attached to energy-isolating devices, tags aren't to be:
    • Removed without the approval of the authorized person responsible for it
      or
    • Bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.
  • – Tags need to be legible and understandable to be effective
  • – Tags may evoke a false sense of security
  • – The meaning of tags needs to be understood as part of the overall energy control program
  • – Tags and their means of attachment must be:
    • Securely attached to energy-isolating devices so they can't be inadvertently or accidentally detached
      and
    • Made of materials that will withstand the environmental conditions they will be exposed to.

WAC 296-803-60015
Retrain employees when necessary

You must

• Retrain authorized and affected employees to introduce new or revised control methods and procedures when there’s a change in any of the following:
  • – Job assignments
  • – Machines, equipment, or processes that present a new hazard
  • – Energy control procedures.
• Retrain employees to reestablish proficiency when:
  • – A periodic review shows the employee deviates from, or has inadequate knowledge of, the energy control procedures
    or
  • – The employer has reason to believe retraining is necessary.