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F1 Cl 1 1, 1 1 • Personnel are required to remove or bypass a guard or other safety device. • Personnel are required to place any part of their body into an area where work is actually performed by a machine or equipment or where an associated danger zone exists. o NOTE: The LO/TO process does not apply to work on cord and plug connected electric equipment, when the equipment is unplugged from the energy source and the person performing the work has complete control of the plug. LO/TO requires specific procedures and training for employees who perform such work ("Authorized" personnel) and also requires that work- ers in the area where such work is occurring ("Affected" personnel) be informed of the existence of the safeguards in order to protect the Authorized workers. Most store/club associate job responsibilities do not include maintenance or servicing work. Consequently, most associ- ates are not Authorized personnel, as defined in OSHA's Standard on LO/TO. Although most associates are not subject to the requirements pertaining to Authorized Personnel, Wal-Mart/Sam's Club wants to ensure that all associates, whether or not they work in an area where equipment that is subject to LO/TO procedures, understand the purpose and use of LO/TO procedures, including the requirement that no attempts should be made to start or use machines or equipment that are locked or tagged out of service. Definitions applicable to LO/TO Affected Personnel - Personnel who are required to use machines or equipment on which service and/or maintenance is performed under a lockout/tagout process or who perform other job responsibilities in an area where service or maintenance is performed. Authorized Personnel - Personnel who lock or tag out machines or equipment in order to perform service or maintenance. It is anticipated that in most cases such personnel will be outside contractors. Capable of Being Locked Out - An energy -isolating device is considered capable of being locked out if it: • Is designed with a hasp or other means of attachment to which a lock can be affixed. • Has a locking mechanism built into it. • Can be locked without dismantling, rebuilding, or replacing the energy -isolating device or permanently altering its energy control capability. Energized - Machines and equipment are energized when they are connected to an energy source or they contain residual or stored energy. For example, a machine that is plugged in to an outlet is considered energized even if the machine is turned off. Energy -Isolating Device - A mechanical device that physically prevents the transmission or release of energy, including, but not limited to, the following: • Manually operated electrical circuit breaker. • Disconnect switch. • Manually operated switch by which the conductors of a circuit can be disconnected from all ungrounded supply conductors and, in addition, no pole can be operated independently. • Line valve. • Block. • Any similar device used to block or isolate energy. • Note: Push buttons, selector switches, and other control circuit type devices are not energy isolating devices. Energy Source - Any source of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy. Lockout - The placement of a lockout device on an energy -isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy -isolating device and the equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is removed. Lockout Device - Any device that uses positive means such as a lock, blank flanges, and bolted slip blinds to hold an energy -isolating device in a safe position to prevent the start-up of machinery or equipment. 0706 - Zephyrhills, Florida - 16592140 February 16, 2017 01351-45