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The Tata Power Company Ltd Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
Procedure
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Date of Issue: 01/01/2016
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LOCKOUT & TAG OUT (LOTO) PROCEDURE

Rev No. Reason for Revision Prepared By Reviewed By Approved by

00 Initial release Ali Zulphekari D Kamath Vijay Chourey

01 Standardization of Procedure
Satish Surve Navendra Singh Vijay Chourey
(Lead Engineer- Corp (Group Head – P & (Chief – Corp Safety)
Safety) CB; Corp Safety.)

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Contents

Section Description Page No.

1.0 OBJECTIVE 3
2.0 SCOPE 3
3.0 EXPECTED RESULTS 3
4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILTIY 3
5.0 GLOSSARY/ DEFINITIONS 3
6.0 PROCEDURE 6
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7.0 RECORDS 10
8.0 TRAINING & COMMUNICATION 10
9.0 VERIFICATION 11
10.0 EXEMPTION 11
11.0 REFERENCES 11
12.0 REVIEW 11
13.0 ATTACHMENTS/APPENDIX 11
- Annexure – 1 – Responsibility Matrix 12
- Annexure – 2 - Guidelines for Positive Process 13
Isolation
- Annexure – 3- Sample Danger Tag & Sample Hasp 15
device
- Annexure – 4 – Sample LOTO Register 16
(TPSMS/CSP/LOTO/001/FORM)
- Annexure – 5 - Electrical Isolation Method 17

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1. OBJECTIVE:
Objective of this procedure is to provide minimum requirements for lockout and tag
out of energy- isolating devices to protect any Person from hazardous energy
including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or any other energy.

2. SCOPE:

2.1. This procedure applies to all operating and project sites of The Tata Power
Company Ltd and all it’s Group companies.
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3. EXPECTED RESULTS:
3.1. Manage jobs being done involving energy sources safely.

3.2. Control of incidents in Jobs involving sources of energy.

3.3. Compliance to Regulatory requirements related to safety from energy sources.

4. ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY:

4.1. ACCOUNTABILITY: Concerned Divisional Heads / Asset Custodians.

4.2. RESPONSIBILITY:
4.2.1. Permit Acceptor shall be responsible to ensure that only trained and
authorized people are deployed for the jobs.
4.2.2. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge (Permit Issuer) shall be responsible for
but not limited to isolation / draining / blinding / venting of process
equipment before releasing it for maintenance / inspection in their
respective plants/areas.
4.2.3. Maintenance Supervisors shall be responsible for maintenance activities
as per the process requirements and must use appropriate Personal
protective equipment while carrying out maintenance activities.
4.2.4. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge and all the concerned permit holders of
the job shall be responsible for lockout and tag out

Note: Refer Annexure – 1 for detailed Responsibility Matrix.

5. GLOSSARY/ DEFINITIONS:
Authorized person: A qualified Person trained and authorized in the lockout/tag
out procedure to make and verify isolations.
Control device: A device used to execute a system change by manual, remote,
automatic, or partially automatic means (e.g., push buttons, emergency buttons or
stops, selector switches, and other control-circuit type devices).
Danger Tag: A tag that is placed with intention of warning to the persons that
device is under isolation and must not be operated/switched on.

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Executing Person/Maintenance Engineer: Affected Person who is executing the

job on the equipment which is subjected to lockout / tag out.
Energy-isolating device: A mechanical device that physically prevents the
transmission or release of energy, including but not necessarily limited to, the
following:
 A manually operated electrical circuit breaker
 A Fuse
 A disconnect switch
 A manually operated switch that disconnects a circuit from all ungrounded
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supply conductors and prevents all poles from being operated independently.
(Group Operated Device)
 A line valve
 Slip plates, blanks, and physical disconnections
 A mechanical block or any similar device used to block or isolate energy.
Hasps: device used to put multiple locks on isolation point.
Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment: Hazard Identification & Risk
Assessment is done to identify and evaluate the hazards, Risk and put controls
measures for safe execution of activities.
Hazard: Source or situation with potential for harm, something that can cause body
injury / occupational illness, damage company property.
Hazardous energy: Any source of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic,
chemical, thermal, nuclear radiation or any other energy that, if not controlled, could
cause injury to Personnel or damage to property and/or environment.
• Electrical hazards are present when conductors or components that may be
electrically energized could cause injury to Personnel or damage to property.
• Mechanical hazards are present when the unexpected start-up of the
system, equipment, or machine, or the release of stored energy while
adjusting, maintaining, or servicing systems, equipment, or machines could
cause injury to Personnel or damage to property.
• Process hazards are present when the unexpected release of gases, liquids,
or solids could cause injury to Personnel or damage to property. These
hazards can exist during such tasks as installation, fabrication, servicing, or
maintenance of pipelines, vessels, or associated equipment Isolation—
Separation of the equipment, machinery or area where work is to occur from
sources of hazardous energy or materials in such a way that only a
conscious and deliberate act can restore the connection.
Job Safety Analysis: Job safety analysis (JSA) is a procedure which helps
integrate accepted safety and health principles and practices into a particular task
or job. In a JSA, for each basic step of the job, it is required to identify potential
hazards and to recommend the safest way to do the job.
Job: A piece of physical work defined by time or other limits that has a clear start
and end point

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Lock: Locks that are different from one another; each lock can be opened by its
individual key only.
Locking: placing a lockout device on a hazardous-energy-isolating device at a
point of Isolation.
Lockout device: A piece of equipment that prevents the unauthorized or accidental
operation of a hazardous-energy-isolating device. Locks are an essential element of
a lockout device.
Lockout: Isolation of a source of hazardous energy, including releasing any
residual hazardous energy that might be present, and securing an isolation point by
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locking it.
LOTO: Lock out and Tag Out
LOCK OUT TAG OUT: Lockout is defined as the "Control of Hazardous Energy - In
practice, lockout is the isolation of energy from the system (a machine, equipment,
or process) which physically locks the system in a safe mode. The energy-isolating
device can be a manually operated disconnect switch, a circuit breaker, a line
valve, or a block (Note: push buttons, selection switches and other circuit control
switches are not considered energy-isolating devices). The locking device (or
lockout device) can be any device that has the ability to secure the energy-isolating
device in a safe position.
Tag out is a labelling process that is always used when lockout is required. The
process of tagging out a system involves attaching or using an indicator (usually a
standardized label)
Note: ONLY the authorized individual who placed the lock and tag onto the system
is the one who is permitted to remove them. This procedure helps to make sure the
safety of Affected Person, who operates or maintains or works on machinery or
equipment, which is subjected to lockout/ tag out.
Maintenance: Workplace activities such as constructing, installing, setting up,
adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/or servicing machines or
equipment. These activities include, but not necessarily limited to, lubrication,
alignment, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment and making
adjustments or tool changes, where the Person may be exposed to the unexpected
energization or startup of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.
Maintenance Engineer: A Person who is solely responsible for the execution of the
intended maintenance activity. Normally he will be the permit acceptor.
Non Routine Job / Task: Where an SOP / SMP is not available or the conditions of
the SOP / SMP have changed
Operation Engineer /Field Operator: the Person who is responsible for the
operation of a machine, system, or equipment in the field.
Permit to Work: The written or printed document that is issued by the Owner to
execute job as per Permit to work procedure applicable in TATA POWER.
Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge: A Person who is the custodian or owner of the
area or process and or associated equipment. He / She are authorized by the
management to exercise his / her exclusive rights for the operation and use of the

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process and or its associated equipment in the designated area. Also referred as
“Proprietor / Owner” in the TATA POWER LOTO Standard.
Qualified Person: A Person trained and authorized to work with the equipment and
who understands the hazards involved.
Risk Assessment: A systematic and structured process whereby hazards present
in a workplace, or arising from workplace activity, are identified, risks assessed /
evaluated, and decisions prioritized in order to reduce risks to acceptable levels.
Risk: The likelihood (probability) which can lead to potential negative
consequences.
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Severity: The level of consequence / harm of an event that could occur due to
exposure to the hazard present
Shall: Mandatory requirement
Should: Optional requirement
Stored energy: Hazardous energy that can continue to exist after equipment is
isolated (e.g., the hazardous energy contained in springs, flywheels, pressurized
fluids or gases, pneumatically controlled devices, capacitors, or gravity).
Tagging: Placing a specific tag on a lock or point of isolation to identify who placed
the lock and when it was placed.
Tag out: Placement of danger tag
Task / Activity: A sequence of steps taken to conduct a job. A task is a sub
element of a Job.
Team Leader: A qualified and authorized Person who shall undertake overall
responsibility for a lockout/tag out to place and keep all hazardous energy sources
under lockout/tag out and to account for all Persons working with him on the job or
task. He is normally expected to lead the executing team at the work location.
Testing: A process in which a qualified Person checks the machine / equipment to
verify whether its performance meets the intended need.
Troubleshooting: A process for identifying malfunctioning components within a
system that is done in both energized and de-energized systems.
Try/trying: proving the effectiveness of isolation by attempting to make a machine,
system, or equipment operate without being inhibited by interlocks or other means
that would impede the “try” step. System cannot be started up without the
authorized individual’s knowledge.

6. PROCEDURE:
The essential elements of Lockout and Tag out procedure is -
 General requirements for Lockout / Tag out.
 Preparation for Lockout / Tag out.
 Sequence of Locking /Tagging /Verification of de-energization
 Restoring Equipment back to Service/Operation
 Temporary Removal of Lockout/Tag out Devices

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6.1. General Requirements for Lockout / Tag out:

6.1.1. Person in-charge/Shift in-charge shall be the only agency that will control
and shall ensure necessary provision for providing field hasp including
hasp for electrical Lockout.
6.1.2. Each plant control room shall have a comprehensive procedure of
monitoring and control of field, through proper documentation and shift-to-
shift communication so that no device(s) remain unnoticed.
6.1.3. All hardware used for hazardous energy control must be durable enough
to withstand the workplace environment and must be used solely for the
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purpose of control of hazardous energy.

6.1.4. If there is a loss of key, the concerned person shall inform the Person In-
charge/Shift in-Charge by a formal written communication about the facts.
Division chief shall be the only approving authority for breaking any locks
of the energy-isolating device.
6.1.5. For ease of identification of the department to which the executing
Persons/Team leader is associated, the locks shall be identified by
defined colors as mentioned below-
 Electrical Department – Red,
 Mechanical Department – Yellow,
 Process/Operation Department– Black,
 Instrumentation Department – Blue,
 Others - Green.
6.1.6. Tag out and Tags: If an energy-isolating device is not capable of being
locked out, a tag out procedure (Tagging System) shall be followed.
6.1.7. Where Tag out procedure (Tagging System) is used for hazardous energy
control, the Person must be fully aware of limitations of tags.
6.1.8. Tags are essentially warning devices affixed to energy-isolating devices,
and do not provide the physical restraint on those devices that is provided
by a lock. Tags may evoke a false sense of security, and their meaning
needs to be understood well.
6.1.9. When a tag is attached to an energy-isolating means, it shall not be
removed without authorization of the authorized Person responsible for it,
and it is never to be bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.
6.1.10. Tags must be securely attached to energy-isolating devices so that they
cannot be inadvertently or accidentally detached during use. Tags must be
legible and understandable by all Persons, whose work operations are or
may be in the area, in order to be effective.
6.1.11. Tags and their means of attachment must be made of materials, which
will withstand the environmental conditions encountered in the workplace.
6.2. Preparation of Lockout / Tag out (LOTO) :
6.2.1. Before work is started on any equipment, System or process, the Person
In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall be responsible for Preparation for Lockout
/ Tag out.

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6.2.2. He / She shall ensure that all hazardous energy sources are identified
(Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or other) to determine which switches,
valves or other energy-isolating devices apply to machinery or equipment
to be locked and tagged out.
6.2.3. Where stored or residual energy (such as that in capacitors, springs,
elevated machine members, rotating flywheels, hydraulic systems, and air,
gas, steam, or water pressure, etc.) may be encountered, identification of
such type(s) of stored or residual energy shall be ensured. Appropriate
methods of dissipating or restraining such energy (by methods such as,
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but not necessarily limited to, grounding, repositioning, blocking, bleeding

down, etc.) shall be ensured.
6.2.4. For equipment preparation, pertaining to plant operational processes
involving line breaks, the prime consideration shall be of proving that
isolations are intact and giving a tight shut off.
6.2.5. Each case shall be carefully considered by the Person In-charge/Shift In-
charge, taking into account the hazardous properties of the materials
involved and the details of plant design.
6.3. Sequences of Locking /Tagging /Verification of de-energization:
6.3.1. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall ensure that all the type of energy
that the System or equipment utilizes, shall understand the hazards of the
energy, and shall know the methods to control the energy. In cases where
complex lockout or multiple energy sources are involved the Person In-
Charge/Shift In-Charge shall generate an energy source identification
sketch (a computer generated, hand written or in any other form) to
properly identify all energy sources.
6.3.2. Field operator/Operation Engineer shall ensure the equipment is not in
operation and shall select the local/remote selector switch to local/Off
position. She/he shall provide required danger tag as per job requirement
on the Local Control Switch (LCS) or other control device.
6.3.3. Field Operator/Operation Engineer shall use the energy source
identification sketch wherever applicable, isolate all energy sources by
operating the valve, or other energy-isolating device(s) so that the
equipment is isolated from its energy source(s). (Refer Annexure – 2) for
Guidelines for positive isolation and special precautions).
6.3.4. Field Operator/Operation Engineer shall ensure that stored energy (such
as that in springs, elevated machine members, rotating flywheels,
hydraulic systems, and air, gas, steam, or water pressure, etc.) shall be
dissipated or restrained by methods such as, but not necessarily limited to
repositioning, blocking, draining, venting, bleeding down, etc.
6.3.5. All such energy isolation points shall be provided with lockout device
(Hasp)
6.3.6. After energy source(s) isolation, the equipment shall be cleared by purging
/ draining / depressurizing / decontaminating and ensuring that the
equipment / line is totally free of hazardous material.

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6.3.7. Person In-Charge/Shift in-charge shall submit list of all applicable isolation
points for isolation/de-energization. Operation Engineer shall identify
energy source(s). All such energy isolation points shall be provided with
lockout device (Hasp) with Lock and Danger tag (Refer Annexure –3).
Simultaneously the Maintenance Engineer or Team Leader shall provide
his lock on the Hasp and retain the key of the locks in his custody till the
job is over. Refer Annexure –5 for recommended LOTO methods for
electrical energy sources.
6.3.8. Person In-Charge/Shift in-Charge shall ensure that equipment containing
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radiation sources, are locked out & tagged out by RSO (Radiation Safety
officer) or by authorized Person, in accordance with radiation source
manufacturer’s lockout / tag out recommendations.
6.3.9. The Maintenance Engineer or Team leader shall provide the lock on each
of the field energy-isolating device, as per the energy source identification
sketch, wherever applicable, and retain the key to the lock till the job is
over.
6.3.10. After ensuring that no Persons are exposed to any hazard, Field
Operator/Operation Engineer as a check on having disconnected the
machinery or equipment from the energy sources, the Operation Engineer,
in presence of Maintenance Engineer or Team Leader, shall operate
(TRY) the push button or other control device to make certain that the
machinery or equipment will not operate. Danger tag (Refer Annexure-3)
shall then be placed on LCS or other control device.

6.4. Restoring Equipment back to Service/Operation:

6.4.1. After servicing or maintenance is completed, Maintenance Engineer or
Team leader shall check that the equipment and the area around the
equipment is cleared and equipment guards, Safety devices, etc. have
been reinstalled, temporary ground removed and ready for intended
operation.
6.4.2. Maintenance Engineer or Team leader shall ensure that all Persons have
safely moved out of the hazardous zone.
6.4.3. Maintenance Engineer or Team leader shall verify that control devices are
in “OFF” position. All blinds/ blocks, etc. shall be removed prior to removal
of locks.
6.4.4. Maintenance Engineer or Team leader shall remove all locks provided on
lockout devices (Hasps) at the energy-isolating points, including electrical
energy source and clear his/her ‘danger tags’.
6.4.5. Field Operator/Operation Engineer shall check & inspect the integrity of
the equipment and remove his/her danger tags’
6.4.6. The equipment is now normalized for restoration into operation as per
Safe Operating Procedure (SOP).

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6.5. Temporary Removal of Lockout/Tag out Devices:

6.5.1. In situations where the energy sources are locked and tagged, and there
is a need for temporary re-energizing for testing / taking trial of the
equipment, machine or part thereof ; Permission shall be obtained from
Shift In-Charge before temporary re-energization. The following points
shall be mutually agreed upon between the Person in-Charge/Shift In-
charge and the Executing Persons/ Team Leader.
 Scope of testing
 Testing procedure
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 Duration of testing
 Assessment of hazards as an outcome of testing
6.5.2. Additional precautions to be taken during the restoration of energy,
duration of testing and re-isolation of energy. In all cases, the temporary
removal of Lockout / Tag out devices shall include, but not necessarily
limited to, the following steps:
6.5.2.1. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall ensure that the area in the
vicinity of the target equipment / machinery is cleared.
6.5.2.2. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall ensure that all Persons inside
the hazard zone are informed that equipment / machinery needs to be
re-energized for testing / trial
6.5.2.3. Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall ensure that all Persons (all
groups of persons in case multiple groups are working) on the job,
safely clear the job to enable testing / trial and remove their lockout
temporarily.
6.5.2.4. After getting final clearance from executing Person/ Team Leader, the
Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge shall re-energies the equipment /
machinery for testing / trial.
6.5.2.5. After completion of testing / trial, ‘Operating Permit/ Permit-to-Work’
shall be cleared by the executing Person/ Team Leader. Person In-
Charge/Shift In-Charge shall de-energies the equipment / machinery.
6.5.2.6. For complex situations (as judged by Person In-Charge/Shift In-
charge) the Person In-Charge/Shift In-charge should ensure that a
specific written procedure covering all of the above points is prepared
and reviewed with all Persons involved in the testing.

7. RECORDS :
7.1 LOTO Register (TPSMS/CSP/LOTO/001 /FORM/001) – Retention – One years

8. TRAINING & COMMUNICATION

8.1. Training of this procedure shall be covered as per Safety Training Need
identified across divisions.
8.2. Initial Communication to be done through Corporate Communication, Email and
subsequently shall be made available at safety portal at Sangam.

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9. VERIFICATION
9.1. Verification of implementation shall be done during Safety audit, field safety
visit and site inspections.

10. EXEMPTION: Any Exception to this procedure shall only be done as per
Document Control .Procedure (TPSMS/GSP/DC/014/).
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11. REFERENCES:
 Indian Factory Act 1948 and State Factory Rules
 TATA POWER Permit to work procedure (TPSMS/CSP/PTW/008)
 Tata Power Electrical Safety Procedure (TPSMS/CSP/ELEC/010)

12. REVIEW: Review of this procedure shall be done as and when but not later than
once in every three (03) years. Typical Factors like Changes in legislation, Review
of Incident Reports, Inspection & Audit findings, Feedback from users,
Recommendations in Incident investigation reports may be inputs for the review
and revision of the procedure.

13. ATTACHMENTS/APPENDIX :
Annexure – 1 – Responsibility Matrix
Annexure – 2 - Guidelines for Positive Process Isolation
Annexure – 3- Sample Danger Tag & Sample Hasp device
Annexure – 4 – Sample LOTO Register (TPSMS/CSP/LOTO/001/FORM)
Annexure – 5 - Electrical Isolation Method

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Annexure - 1

Responsibilities Matrix

Sr No Activity Description Responsibility

1 Ensure that equipment / machine / system is Person In-Charge/Shift In-

shut down and cleared Charge
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2 Provision of Hasp on source of Hazardous Person In-Charge/Shift In-

energy after isolation Charge, Maintenance
Engineer/Technician.

3 Electrical Isolation request Person In-Charge/Shift In-

Charge / Maintenance
Engineer

4 Electrical Isolation of Equipment Person In-Charge/Shift In-

Charge

5 Provision of lock on Hasp and retaining key Maintenance Engineer /

till completion of the job Executing Persons/ Team
leader

6 Trying (Verifying) effectiveness of isolation. Person In-Charge/Shift In-

Charge in presence of
Maintenance Engineer /
Executing Persons/ Team
leader

7 Written Request in case Key is missing & Person In-Charge/Shift In-

clearance from SBU/Site Head thru’ Charge /Maintenance
Departmental Head Engineer / Executing Person/
Team leader

8 Authorizing to breaking of lock on source SBU/Site Head

based on written request

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Annexure - 2
Guidelines for Positive Process Isolation:
 The most positive method of isolation is the complete physical disconnection of
the line with blind flange or blank put on the live end. Where there is work on
pressurized hydrocarbon system or entry into a vessel, physical disconnection is
the mainly recommended method of isolation. If this method is not reasonably
practical, then, as a next best method, the insertion of a slip plate with the
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correct size, specific MOC and appropriate pressure rated blind is preferred for
the purpose of authorizing a confined space entry.
 Isolations shall be checked by one of the following methods:
 By releasing pressure or draining liquid via a suitable vent or drain point.
Do not rely on pressure gauges - pressure should be seen to be
released. Check that drain points or vents are clear and free from chokes.
If the isolating valves are holding, flow of material should stop after
pressure is vented.

Caution: It is not possible to provide specific instructions covering the various ways in
which the equipment can be freed from hazardous process materials before
maintenance work can take place. In some cases this may be achieved by pumping
out and draining to a safe place; in other cases by blowing; or in the case of gases by
purging or steaming. In some instances decontamination is carried out after the section
of item can be fully isolated, in other cases it will be necessary to purge or pump out
before valves can be closed and slip plates fitted. Each case must be carefully
considered by the Person In-Charge/Shift In-Charge, taking into account the hazardous
properties of the materials involved and the details of plant design.
 In many situations, remotely operated valves and motor operated valves (MOV)
are the only isolations. Basically for these on-off type valves the correct
procedure is to positively disable it, by either disconnecting the instrument air
supply or remove the actuating signal wires or in the case of MOVs electrical
lockout / tag out is to be ensured.
 Having achieved line/equipment isolation by the closure of single or double
isolation valves, this valve isolation must remain effective until the purpose of
the isolation has been achieved and the Work Permit signed off. To ensure this,
the valve or valves must be locked/tagged in the closed position or open
position in the case of vent/drain valves.
Special Precautions
 For equipments like pump / blowers etc where shafts / blades may rotate even after
handing over, are to be locked suitably against rotation using locking device before
taking up maintenance work.

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 Existing slip plates should not be relied upon for positive isolation since they may
be corroded. They should be removed, inspected & replaced where necessary by
new ones.
 Process and service lines, or equipment, e.g., a pump casing, relying on valve
isolations must not be left with open ends. Blanks must be fitted to the open ends
immediately after the section of the line or part of the equipment that is removed.
 Always ensure that slip plates compatible with the process materials confirm to the
piping design standards to which the plant was designed and these should be fitted
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as close as possible to the equipment to be isolated. Always ensure that blind detail
is entered in the blind register.
 Where cutting or welding is to take place, the line or equipment must be purged and
either slip plates must be fitted after the section or item has been isolated or the
item of the equipment must be removed and open ends leading to other process
equipment blanked off.
 Equipment containing corrosive chemicals must be washed or steamed out, where
possible after depressurizing and draining. Where residual contamination is
unavoidable, full protective clothing should be worn.
 In case isolation is required again due to some problem (like change in DOR), then
this procedure is to be followed afresh.
 For work on an Electrical distribution system, all Lockout / Tag out activities will be
the same. However, to avoid back feeding of power, isolations shall be ensured
from all possible paths (Upstream and downstream).
 While working on electrical installation, after lock out / tag out is done, equipment
shall be discharged safely of all its residual energy. If required, special care may be
taken to keep the terminals earthed till the completion of the job.
 Diesel engine driven / battery operated equipment shall be made inoperable by
disconnecting and removing battery cables safely.
 For isolation of electrical source where lock out provision is absent, physical
disconnection of outgoing power conductors shall be ensured.

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The Tata Power Company Ltd Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
Procedure
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Date of Issue: 01/01/2016
TPSMS/CSP/LOTO/001 Rev 01

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Sample Danger Tag and Hasp device

Front Back
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The Tata Power Company Ltd Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
Procedure
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Date of Issue: 01/01/2016
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TPSMS/CSP/LOTO/001/FORM/001

Sample LOTO register

LOTO Applied LOTO Removed

SN Date & Lock Permit Applied Sign Date & Lock Permit Removed Sign
Time & No by By Time & No by Name By
Tag Name Shift Tag & Emp Shift
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No. & Emp In- No. No In-

No Charge Charge

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The Tata Power Company Ltd Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
Procedure
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Electrical Isolation Method:

Note: Ensure proper earthing is in place prior to commencement of job.

Sr Electrical Energy Location of LO/TO Isolation method

No Source LO/TO point
1 220KV source Breakers/Isolators Lock Out Switch Off and Isolate
on respective bay & Tag Out Control Supply
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locations /panels
2 132KV source Breakers/Isolators Lock Out Switch Off and Isolate
on respective bay & Tag Out Control Supply
locations /panels
3 33kV, 22kV, 11kV, Breakers/Isolators Lock Out Switch Off, Isolate
6.6KV and 5kV on respective bay & Tag Out Control Supply and Rack
source locations /panels out
4 415V Source MCC / PDB Lock Out Rack out / Fuse removal
feeder & Tag Out
5 415V or less Source DB / Power points Lock Out Fuse removal
with LO provision / Control Panels & Tag Out
6 415V or less Source DB / Power points Lock Out Switching OFF power
without LO provision / Control Panels & Tag Out from MCB/ELCB/ Isolator
7 Lighting circuit LDB Lock Out Switching OFF power
Distribution (230V) & Tag Out from MCB/ELCB/ Isolator
8 415V / 230V/110V Socket Lock Out Removal of plug
sockets & Tag Out
9 220V DC MCC / PDB Lock Out Rack out / Fuse removal
feeder & Tag Out

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