• Maggie Ann McKay
• Herman O. Armijo, Jr. (CA)

This corporate procedure applies to all Members of the Workforce identified as authorized workers who perform service or maintenance activities on machines and equipment in which the unexpected energization or start-up of the equipment, or release of stored energy, could cause injury to an individual.

Exceptions to, or deviations from, this procedure must be approved through the Executive Policy Sponsor or Policy Area Manager, if delegated. Click here to view Contacts for Corporate Policies, Processes, and Procedures. See CG100.1.7, Request an Exception to a Policy, Process, or Procedure, for directions on how to obtain an exception to this procedure.

Granting or permitting exceptions or violations of policy, process, or procedure without authority, regardless of position or title, may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Violating a policy, process, or procedure may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: A printed copy of this document may not be the document currently in effect. The official version is located on the Sandia National Laboratories Sandia Restricted Network (SRN).

This procedure lists the requirements that must be followed for lockout/tagout.

Guidance

• Administrative Control Procedure

Forms

• LOTO Checklist
• Equipment Hazard Analysis
• Equipment-Specific LOTO Procedure

Signs

• Red-Banded Master Locks
• Sandia Lock Label
• Sandia Specified Danger Tags

Tools

• LOTO E-Tool

Website

• ES&H Safety Engineering Lockout/Tagout website

See MN471020, Lockout/Tagout Program Manual.

• 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program.

Process

• ESH100.2, Analyze and Control Hazards.

Procedure

• ESH100.2.ELC.1, Manage Electrical Hazards.