Lockout Procedure

Lockout Procedure / Plant and process equipment

Standby generator lockout procedure

A standby generator holds electrical and chemical energy. Here is where it hurts people, and the procedure for yours: the placard for the machine and the written procedure for the binder.

E1E2E3C14 energy sources on a typical standby generator

Where a standby generator hurts people

  • A standby generator starts by itself when the utility fails. Put the controller in OFF and lock the starting battery.
  • The transfer switch can backfeed the building side; lock it and test both sides.

Write the procedure for your standby generator

List every source of energy that can move, power or hurt. The placard builds as you go, and the checks run on every change.

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    A lockout station board with rows of red safety padlocks, danger tags and breaker lockouts

    For the standby generator's lockout station

    The devices the placards call for. One lock per person, a tag on every lock.

    • SAFBY safety padlocks, keyed differently, 10 packOne lock per person, numbered, each opened only by its own key.
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    • TRADESAFE "Danger: Do not operate" tags, 30 packVinyl tags with ties, a line for the name, one on every lock.
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    • Electrical lockout kit with clamp-on breaker lockoutsBreaker lockouts that fit single and multi-pole breakers, with hasps and tags.
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    • TRADESAFE adjustable ball valve lockout, 2 packCloses over a ball valve handle from 1/2 to 4-1/4 in pipe, for air, water and gas lines.
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    • Master Lock 421 group lockout haspSix locks on one isolation point, for a crew working on the same machine.
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    • Master Lock 1457E410KA lockout tagout kitA personal kit for one authorized employee: padlocks, hasps, tags and electrical lockouts in a pouch.
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