Tags, and their means of attachment, shall be substantial enough to prevent inadvertent or accidental removal. Tags will show the name of the employee applying the device, date and time work began. Tagout devices will only be used by authorized personnel. Tags shall not be removed without permission from the individual responsible for applying the tag. Employees in the area will be notified of the application and removal of tagout devices.
Tags are never to be bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.
If a tag cannot be affixed to the energy isolating device, it shall be located as close as possible to the device, in a place that can be easily seen by the operator of the machine. Locks, tags, chains, ganglocks, valve protectors, self locking fasteners, or other hardware will be provided by supervision for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources. All switches, valves, and other devices that may inadvertently release energy must be identified to be certain which energy isolating devices must be locked or tagged out. All energy isolating devices needed to control the energy will be turned off. This includes secondary and main energy sources.