Tags
(5) Tags. Tags shall prohibit operation of the disconnecting means and shall indicate that employees are at work. (6) Test for energized condition. After the applicable requirements in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this section have been followed and the system operator gives a clearance to the employee in charge, the employer shall ensure that the lines and equipment are deenergized by testing the lines and equipment to be worked with a device designed to detect voltage. (7) Install grounds. The employer shall ensure the installation of protective grounds as required by 1926.962. (8) Consider lines and equipment deenergized. After the applicable requirements of paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(7) of this section have been followed, the lines and equipment involved may be considered deenergized. (9) Transferring clearances. To transfer the clearance, the employee in charge (or the employee's supervisor if the employee in charge must leave the worksite due to illness or other emergency) shall inform the system operator and employees in the crew; and the new employee in charge shall be responsible for the clearance. (10) Releasing clearances. To release a clearance, the employee in charge shall: (i) Notify each employee under that clearance of the pending release of the clearance; (ii) Ensure that all employees under that clearance are clear of the lines and equipment; (iii) Ensure that all protective grounds protecting employees under that clearance have been removed; and (iv) Report this information to the system operator and then release the clearance. (11) Person releasing clearance. Only the employee in charge who requested the clearance may release the clearance, unless the employer transfers responsibility under paragraph (c)(9) of this section. (12) Removal of tags. No one may remove tags without the release of the associated clearance as specified under paragraphs (c)(10) and (c)(11) of this section. (13) Reenergizing lines and equipment. The employer shall ensure that no one initiates action to reenergize the lines or equipment at a point of disconnection until all protective grounds have been removed, all crews working on the lines or equipment release their clearances, all employees are clear of the lines and equipment, and all protective tags are removed from that point of disconnection.