Which OSHA regulation(s) govern electrical lockout/tagout procedures and related electrical safety work practices?

Which OSHA regulation(s) govern electrical lockout/tagout procedures and related electrical safety work practices?

• A. 29 CFR 1910.120
• B. 29 CFR 1910.147
• C. 29 CFR 1910.333
• D. 29 CFR 1910.147 and 29 CFR 1910.333 (where applicable)

Answer: (D)

Lockout/tagout provides the energy-control procedure to isolate and control hazardous energy during servicing, while electrical safe work practices address the specific dangers of working with live electrical parts. When electrical work is involved and energy must be controlled, you apply both: the lockout/tagout standard and the electrical safe work practices standard (where applicable). The hazard communication standard doesn’t cover energy isolation or electrical work practices, and the electrical safe work practices standard alone doesn’t establish the full energy-control program, so the combination is required for proper electrical lockout/tagout and related safety.

Lockout/tagout provides the energy-control procedure to isolate and control hazardous energy during servicing, while electrical safe work practices address the specific dangers of working with live electrical parts. When electrical work is involved and energy must be controlled, you apply both: the lockout/tagout standard and the electrical safe work practices standard (where applicable). The hazard communication standard doesn’t cover energy isolation or electrical work practices, and the electrical safe work practices standard alone doesn’t establish the full energy-control program, so the combination is required for proper electrical lockout/tagout and related safety.