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Assignment: Positive Impact Occupational Safety Health Administration Paper
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A. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
1. Purpose
This standard operating procedure aims to reduce the risk of accidents to individuals or machines. Failure to follow all prescribed procedures may result in personnel harm or equipment damage, as well as serious disciplinary action in accordance with current Human Resource Policies and Procedures.
2. Procedure
I. Only qualified personnel are allowed in the workspace. This is according to. OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926960(b)(1)(ii), which regulate working on or near exposed energized parts. The exposed space should be regulated according to OSHA's confined space regulations.
II. When working on the energized workspace, a minimum of two employees are required. This is according to OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926.960(b)(3)(i).
III. When working on an energized area, the employee must consult with the supervisor to know the minimum approach distance required (OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926.960 ©(1)(i)). For efficiency, supervisors should, according to OSHA accident prevention guidelines provide tags at the workstations showing safe working distance
IV. Before starting any work, the employee must confirm that the energized part is insulated from the worker and other conducting materials (OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926.960(c)(1)(iii)(A)). According to OSHA guideline 1910.145, danger signs should be used to point out energized areas.
V. While working, the worker should maintain the correct working position to ensure no contact with unexposed energized parts (OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926.960(d)(1)).
VI. While working, an employee should always be provided protective gear. This is in accordance with OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction 1926960(b)(1)(ii) (1926.960(g)(3)
3. Regulatory Basis
This SOP program's material is founded on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) general industrial regulation, 29 CFR 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy.
B. Safety responsibilities
4. Managers and Supervisors
I. They are primarily accountable for ensuring that suitable levels of comprehensive compliance training take place inside or originate from their businesses.
II. Supervisors must ensure that a worker does not undertake work unless he or she has received suitable job-related training.
III. Management is responsible for reviewing the findings of safety audits for site compliance.
5. Safety and Health Managers
I. Ensure that all organizational operations are of high quality and that all safety demands are addressed effectively.
II. Evaluate all safety training to ensure that the form of training and frequency of training needed by statute/regulation is being provided.
III. Revise training requirements in accordance with workplace hazard studies and work control plans or as required by rules or legislation.
IV. Maintain safety record documentation.
6. Site Employees:
While on the job, they must adhere to all safety and working standards.
7. Compliance
All impacted and permitted personnel must abide by the limits and limitations placed on them during their operations. When an employee notices a machine or set of tools that have been locked out to perform repair or maintenance, they must not try to start, energize, or utilize that machine or equipment.
8. Lockout/Tagout standard
This technique provides the minimum requirements for locking out energy separation mechanisms while performing maintenance or repair on the specified machine/equipment. It must be utilized to guarantee that the machinery or device is switched off, disconnected from any potentially harmful energy sources, and shut down before workers undertake any servicing or upkeep where accidental energization or setup, or release of stored energy, might cause damages.
9. Procedure
I. Alert all impacted personnel that the machinery or equipment has to be repaired or restored, and that the machinery or device must be halted and locked out in order to be serviced or maintained.
II. Hazardous Energy Identification: The hazardous energy connected with this machine or equipment is detailed below and must be understood by the authorized personnel. The authorized employee must be aware of the type and volume of energy used by the machine or equipment, as well as the dangers of the energy and measures for controlling it.
III. Shut down: If the machinery or equipment is still running, use the regular stopping procedure to shut it down.
IV. Isolate: Unplug the machinery or device from the power source.
V. Discharge Accumulated or residual energy (found in capacitors and springs) must be dispersed or managed through techniques such as earthing.
VI. Confirm that the device is disconnected from the power source (s).
VII. Service: Provide service in line with manufacturers or industry standards.
10. Reinstalling Equipment to Service
Once the service or maintenance is done and the machinery or equipment is ready to resume regular operation, the following procedures must be followed.
I. Inspect the machine or equipment as well as the surrounding surroundings to confirm that no unnecessary things have been withdrawn and that the machinery or equipment elements are in excellent functioning conditions.
II. Take remove the lockout and energy-isolating devices.
III. Inform impacted personnel that the servicing or maintenance has been finished.
IV. Restart the machine/equipment by following the proper start-up procedures.