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Equipment Lockout

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  1. How many keys should a lockout lock have?
    1. None – use a combination lock
    2. Three – one for the user, one for the supervisor and one spare
    3. Only one
    4. Two – one for the worker and a spare in case someone else needs to remove the lock
       
  2. Which of the following is NOT a source of energy on mobile equipment?
    1. Battery
    2. Pressurized hydraulic hose
    3. Raised bucket
    4. Pressurized tire
    5. Hot engine
       
  3. Which of the following MUST appear on a lockout tag?
    1. Name of the worker who owns the lock
    2. Date and time of the lockout
    3. Reason for the lockout
    4. Home phone number of the worker
    5. Names of all the workers on the locked out job
       
  4. Which of the following contain “stored gravity” energy?
    1. A vehicle parked on a grade
    2. A load suspended from a hoist
    3. A pressurized tire
    4. A 24-volt battery
    5. A raised bucket
       
  5. Which of the following contain “kinetic” (motion) energy?
    1. A spinning flywheel
    2. A moving, loaded conveyor
    3. A loaded hydraulic cylinder
    4. A spinning saw blade
    5. A hot transmission

 

Answers to Equipment Lockout quiz

  1. c) There should only be one key for a lockout lock. That way no one else can start the equipment while you’re working on it.
  2. All the items listed are potential sources of energy.
  3. a) + b) + c) are all required. E) is not required – each worker should have his own lock and tag!
  4. a), b) and e) are all examples of gravity energy.
  5. a), b) and d) are all examples of kinetic or motion energy.

 
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