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Hazardous Energy Lockout
O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
requires all machine installations to have energy isolating
devices for the applicable types of energy the machine may
employ. The customer must make sure employees know how
to perform a hazardous energy lockout. O.S.H.A. 29 CFR
1910.147 states:
“The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy
control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance where unexpected energizing, start up
or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the
machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy
source, and rendered inoperative.”
The forms of energy present in the TEI® machine include:
Gravity
Electrical power
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Heat
Lockout and lockout removal procedures are followed by
information about each form of energy that must be isolated
before servicing and/or maintenance.
ALL steps of the lockout procedure must be performed
BEFORE servicing and/or maintaining equipment. Servicing
and/or maintenance is defined as follows:
“Work place activities such as constructing, installing, setting
up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and maintaining and/
or servicing machines or equipment. These activities include
lubrication, cleaning or unjamming of machines or equipment and making adjustments or tool changes, where the
employee may be exposed to the unexpected energization or
start-up of the equipment or release of hazardous energy.”
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Hazardous
Energy Lockout
Procedure
Before any servicing and/or maintenance, follow these steps,
in order, to achieve a zero energy state. More detailed information about the specific forms of energy begins on page 5.
1. Press the Manual/Reset button, and then lower the all
assemblies to their lowest possible positions.
If it is necessary to work under any of the following
assemblies, raise it fully and secure it as follows. NEVER
go under any assembly until it is secured and the lockout
procedure is completed.
• If the lift conveyor is raised, all four lockout pins must
be inserted. Raise the lift and lock out the electrical disconnect. Slide in each pin and place a padlock on it.
Unlock the electrical disconnect, turn on the machine
and gently lower the lift so that it rests on the pins. Keep
all the padlock keys on your person until service and/or
maintenance is complete.
• If it is necessary to work under the Extendo conveyor,
raise it fully. When electrical power is disconnected,
safety pins on both sides go into the safety legs and hold
the Extendo. See your supervisor to see if blocking is
necessary and for correct blocking techniques.
2. Turn the Machine Stop/Start keyswitch to the Stop position and remove the key.
3. Locate the electrical disconnect and turn the rotary disconnect to the OFF position. Pull out the operating handle, place a padlock on it and lock the padlock.
Note: If the machine has a knife disconnect, pull the lever
down to the off position, place a padlock through the
holes on the lever and the bracket and lock it.
4. Allow all electric motors, hydraulic components, hydraulic oil and other parts, which may be hot, to cool to 100°F.
(Lockout procedure continued on next page.)
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5. Turn the air disconnect to the OFF position, then listen for
air to finish bleeding out of the system. Insert a padlock
through the handle and the latch, so that the handle cannot be turned, and lock the padlock. Keep the only key to
the padlock on your person until service and/or maintenance is complete.
6. Verify that all hazardous energy has been isolated.
7. Proceed with servicing and/or maintenance only after all
steps have been completed.
Lockout Removal
Procedure
When service and/or maintenance is complete, follow these
steps, in order, to remove the hazardous energy lockout.
1. Make sure that the area is clear of any personnel, debris,
tools, corrugated, etc.
2. Remove the padlock from electrical disconnect and
switch ON the power to the machine. DO NOT go into
any hazard area with the power on.
3. Remove the padlock from the air shutoff valve and turn it
on.
4. Make sure all Emergency Stop buttons are pulled out. Put
the key in the Machine Stop/Start keyswitch and turn it
to start, then start the machine.
5. If the lift conveyor has been pinned in the raised position,
raise it up slightly off the pins, then lock out the electrical
disconnect. Remove the padlocks and slide out the pins.
Turn the tabs on the lockout pins to the down position.
Remove any blocks from the lift assembly or Extendo conveyor. DO NOT go under any conveyor with the blocks
and/or pins removed. Unlock the electrical disconnect
again and start the machine.
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Hazard Zones
The entire machine is protected by the Hazardous Energy
Lockout Procedure on page 3. This procedure uses the electrical disconnect, air shutoff ball valve and the four mechanical lockout pins on the main frame.
The hazard zones on the Block Push Bottom Feeder are:
• The area inside of the main frame, extending to the back
of the block pusher and the separation conveyor.
• The area underneath the Extendo conveyor, including
the tamper travel area.
These areas are shown in red in the illustration below. DO
NOT go into these hazard areas unless you have completed
the “Hazardous Energy Lockout Procedure” on page 3.
Hazard Areas on the Block Push Bottom Feeder
Mark floor under Extendo
to warn personnel of
hazard area.
Red indicates hazard area.
DO NOT enter without
performing the hazardous
energy lockout procedure.
If the machine has a pit
under the lift assembly, the
pit is considered a confined
space. Follow your company’s
confined space policy when
entering the pit.
You must lock out the system using the hazardous energy
lockout procedure rather than the Machine Stop/Start key
switch for any operation that requires entering any hazard
area for service and/or maintenance. Each individual entering a hazard area must place their own lock on the electrical
disconnect.
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