Patent ID: 7254841

Claim:
A portable lockout station garment for imposing a safety lockout on machinery, the garment comprising a vest having: a. a pair of opposing arm openings with a neck opening therebetween, b. a pair of opposing chest flaps descending from the neck opening to a vest waist, the flaps being releasably closable, wherein each of the chest flaps includes: (1) a breast region adjacent the neck opening wherein the breast region situates over a wearer's breast, and (2) an abdomen region adjacent the vest waist wherein the abdomen region situates over a wearer's abdomen, c. two or more lock pockets on the abdomen regions, each lock pocket having a depth greater than its width to accommodate a safety lockout padlock, with two or more safety lockout padlocks, each being situated in one of the lock pockets; d. a key pocket on one of the abdomen regions, the key pocket being sized to accommodate one or more keys, with one or more keys in the key pocket, each key being configured to allow unlocking of one or more of the safety lockout padlocks; e. a tag pocket on one of the breast regions, each tag pocket having a depth greater than its width to accommodate a safety lockout tag, with one or more safety lockout tags in the tag pocket, wherein at least a major portion of the vest is colored in the yellow-orange range.