Lockout/tagout - Kentucky

Kentucky incorporates by reference the federal regulations for lockout/tagout (LOTO) except for the following:

• 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii) is amended to read: If an energy-isolating device is capable of being locked out, the employer's energy control program under paragraph (c)1 of this subsection shall utilize lockout.
• 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3)(i) is amended to read: Full employee protection. When a tagout device is used on an energy-isolating device that is incapable of being locked out, the tagout device shall be attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been attached. The employer shall demonstrate that the tagout program will provide a level of safety equivalent to that obtained by using a lockout program. If tagout devices are used with energy isolating devices designed with the incapability of being locked, the tag attachment shall be fastened at the same point at which the lock would have been attached.

To ensure that you are in compliance with these requirements, click on the following links to view the state and federal regulations regarding LOTO.

Lockout/Tagout

Citations

Kentucky: Kentucky Administrative Regulations; Occupational Safety and Health

803 KAR 2:309 General environmental controls

Federal: 29 CFR 1910.147 and Appendix A