Army Army Watercraft Safety, FM 4-01.502 (FM 55-502) May 2008 Provides guidance and technical information relevant to safety and survival systems used by US Army watercraft. Army personnel engaged in the supervision, operation, or maintenance of US Army watercraft. FM 55-502, 6-57: “The use of tags or other labels is not a substitute for other safety measures such as chaining or locking valves.” Chapter 6, starting at 6-56 contains a section on the control of hazardous energy sources. Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security) 33 CFR 150.615 requires compliance with 29 CFR 1910.147, and 150.616 are requirements for lockout Note: Guard follows OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 requirements; or 29 CFR 1910.331-1910.335 for the control of hazardous electrical energy: In the shipyard and the shipyard has control of the vessel, 29 CFR 1915.89, “Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus”) apply. 1910.147 compliance is required for the control of hazardous mechanical energy, e.g., moving rotating shafts, and equipment subject to falling due to gravity. The provisions of 1910.333 covers work practices to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. All Coast Guard and contractor personnel. “Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be de-energized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be de-energized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.” to 1910.333(c) for working on or near exposed energized parts. Refer to Base Los Angeles Long Beach Instruction 5100.48: energizing
Procedures, 11 January 2001 locking out and/or tagging out the sources of energy to equipment or systems under the requirements OPNAVINST 5100.23G, Chapter 24, Energy Control Program, Lockout/Tag out, and OPNAVINST 3120.32, Section 630.17, Equipment Lockout/Tagout procedures are described for lockout, or when locking devices are not feasible. shall be used for all corrective and preventive maintenance including work done by repair activities or contractors. Unavailable to public. Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Tagout Users Manual, 5 November 2009 with changes from 24 October 2011 “Advance Change Notice” Provides standard tag-out procedures for control of hazardous energy when a component, equipment, system or portion of a ship’s system is isolated or in an abnormal condition; prevent improper operation when a freeze seal is applied to a system or when other safety devices such as blank flanges are installed for testing, maintenance, or casualty isolation; and provide a procedure for use when an instrument is unreliable or not in its normal operating condition. Navy over-arching afloat policy for controlling hazardous energy. Requirements of this manual apply to equipment tag-outs and instrument labels on all systems and components on naval ships and craft when manned by Ship’s Force. NAVSEA tagout policy. Requirements apply to equipment tag-outs and labels on all systems and components on naval ships and craft when manned by Ship’s Force. Web link for policy. NOTES: On May 2, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published Subpart F of 29 CFR 1915 (General working conditions in shipyard employment), included section 1915.89, Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus) for shipyards. NAVSEA Tagout Users Manual was revised in 2011 to reflect the new OSHA shipyard Lockout/Tags plus requirements. The OSHA maritime rule contains several notes that allow certain exceptions from §1915.89 when shipyard