Example of a group lockout procedure – the group lockbox variation.
- Step 1 A designated, authorized employee in the group secures each energy-isolating device with a personal lock.
- Step 2 The same designated, authorized employee places the key that fits each lock in a group lockbox with a multilock hasp.
- Step 3 The other authorized employees in the group secure the lockbox – they attach their personal locks to the box – before beginning their service work.
- Step 4 After each employee finishes service work on the equipment, that employee removes his or her personal lock from the lockbox.
- Step 5 After all the employees have finished their service work and
removed their personal locks from the lockbox, the designated,
authorized employee who placed the key in the box removes it.
- Step 6 The designated, authorized employee uses the key to remove the
lock from each energy-isolating device. Much more on group lockout can be found in Chapter 4 of Oregon
OSHA’s Program Directive A-156.