COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey

CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY
STANDARD
The contractor provides a safe, hygienic and healthy workplace setting and takes necessary steps to
prevent accidents and injury arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work or as result of
the operation of contractor’s facilities. The contractor has systems to detect, avoid and respond to
potential risks to the safety and health of all employees.
‣ Develop and implement processes and procedures for lockout/tagout (LOTO) of machinery
and equipment to ensure the control of hazardous energy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Location Manager must ensure that the LOTO procedures are developed, implemented and followed.
HSE Representative must establish, maintain and administer the LOTO processes and procedures.
Managers & Supervisors must ensure that employees are trained and adhere to the requirements of the
LOTO processes and procedures.
Employees must adhere to the requirements of the LOTO processes and procedures.
DEFINITIONS
• Hazardous energy is any stored or residual energy in machinery that may cause harm as a result of
unexpected energizing start up or release of stored energy. This includes electrical energy, thermal
energy, chemical reactions, mechanical motion, potential or stored energy.
• Lockout/tagout (LOTO) refers to specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from
the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous
energy during service or maintenance activities.
REQUIREMENTS
1. RISK ASSESSMENT—Each facility must have a documented annual risk assessment performed which
includes as a minimum:
a. Identification of equipment, tasks (e.g. installation, maintenance, inspection, cleaning or repair
of machinery or equipment) and their associated hazards resulting from uncontrolled hazardous
energy sources.
b. Evaluation of risks associated with hazardous energy.
c. Control measures to reduce or eliminate risks (e.g. LOTO procedures).
2. POLICIES & PROCEDURES—Each facility must implement procedures to reduce or eliminate the risk
associated with the control of hazardous energy. Procedures must cover, as a minimum, the
following:
a. Machine specific LOTO procedures must be documented for equipment with multiple energy
sources.
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