OSHA general industry lockout/tagout practice questions

1. Another standard in 29 CFR Part 1910 requires the use of lockout. Under 1910.147(a)(3)(ii), how does the lockout/tagout standard apply to that requirement?

• A. It does not apply, because the other standard replaces it
• B. Lockout is used and supplemented by the procedural and training requirements of 1910.147
• C. It applies only if the other standard is more than ten years old
• D. It applies only to the training records, not to the procedures

2. A hot tap is to be made on a pressurized steam pipeline. Under 1910.147(a)(2)(iii)(B), what must the employer demonstrate for the hot tap to fall outside the lockout/tagout standard?

• A. That the pipeline pressure has been lowered below 15 psig
• B. That a warning tag has been hung on the nearest upstream valve
• C. That the welder holds a current hot work permit and nothing more
• D. That continuity of service is essential, shutdown of the system is impractical, and documented procedures and special equipment giving proven effective protection are used

3. Servicing that takes place during normal production operations is covered by 1910.147 when which of these is true?

• A. An employee is required to remove or bypass a guard or other safety device
• B. The servicing is done by an outside contractor
• C. The machine has run for more than eight hours that day
• D. The operator asks for a lockout

4. An energy isolating device has no hasp and no built-in locking mechanism. Under the 1910.147(b) definition, when is it still "capable of being locked out"?

• A. When a tag can be tied to its handle
• B. When it is painted a standard safety color
• C. When lockout can be achieved without the need to dismantle, rebuild or replace the device or permanently alter its energy control capability
• D. When it is located within sight of the machine it controls

5. Under the definitions in 1910.147, when does an affected employee become an authorized employee?

• A. After one year of operating the machine
• B. When the employee's name appears on a tag hung by someone else
• C. When that employee's duties include performing servicing or maintenance covered under the section
• D. When a supervisor is watching the employee

6. An energy isolating device is capable of being locked out, but the employer wants to rely on tags for it. Under 1910.147(c)(2)(ii), what must the employer be able to demonstrate?

• A. That the tagout system will provide full employee protection as set forth in paragraph (c)(3)
• B. That tags cost less than locks
• C. That the affected employees prefer tags
• D. That a lock for the device has been lost

7. After January 2, 1990, which of these events triggers the 1910.147(c)(2)(iii) requirement that a machine's energy isolating devices be designed to accept a lockout device?

• A. A change of the machine's regular operator
• B. The machine's annual periodic inspection
• C. A change in the plant's shift schedule
• D. Major repair, renovation or modification of the machine

8. When a tagout device is used on an energy isolating device that is capable of being locked out, where must the tag be attached?

• A. On the operator's control panel
• B. At the same location that the lockout device would have been attached
• C. On the main entrance door to the work area
• D. On the machine's power cord

9. Which of these is one of the items 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) says the energy control procedures must include?

• A. Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices and other energy control measures
• B. The production quota for the machine
• C. The purchase price of each lock
• D. The manufacturer's warranty terms

10. Tags will be used in an area where acid and alkali chemicals are handled and stored. Which requirement does 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(A) set for them?

• A. They must be replaced at the start of every shift
• B. They shall not deteriorate when used in corrosive environments
• C. They must be kept in a sealed cabinet next to the machine
• D. They may be replaced by a verbal warning to the crew

11. A maintenance department keeps a supply of padlocks issued as lockout devices. Under 1910.147(c)(5)(ii), may those padlocks also be used to secure a tool cabinet?

• A. Yes, if the padlock is labeled with the cabinet number
• B. Yes, between lockout jobs
• C. Yes, if a supervisor approves it in writing
• D. No; lockout devices shall not be used for other purposes

12. Under the "Identifiable" requirement, what must lockout and tagout devices indicate?

• A. The date the device was purchased
• B. The machine's serial number
• C. The identity of the employee applying the device
• D. The supervisor's phone number

13. Where tagout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection under 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(D) must include a review between the inspector and whom?

• A. The plant manager only
• B. The OSHA area office
• C. The person who wrote the procedure only
• D. Each authorized and affected employee

14. According to 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(B), what is the periodic inspection of an energy control procedure conducted to do?

• A. Correct any deviations or inadequacies identified
• B. Measure the machine's production output
• C. Rank authorized employees for promotion
• D. Set the department's energy cost budget

15. What must the employer's certification of a periodic inspection identify?

• A. The hours of machine downtime and the cost of repairs
• B. The names of the machine's suppliers
• C. The machine or equipment, the date of the inspection, the employees included and the person performing it
• D. Only the year in which the inspection took place

16. Under 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B), each affected employee must be instructed in what?

• A. How to apply his or her own lock to the machine being serviced
• B. The purpose and use of the energy control procedure
• C. Nothing; only authorized employees receive instruction
• D. Only the location of the first-aid kit

17. A periodic inspection reveals that an employee's use of the energy control procedure deviates from it. What does 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(B) require?

• A. Nothing until the next annual inspection
• B. Removal of the employee's lock from the group lockbox for one month
• C. Additional retraining
• D. A written report to the OSHA area office

18. A tag cannot be affixed directly to an energy isolating device. Where does 1910.147(d)(4)(iii)(B) require the tag to be located?

• A. As close as safely possible to the device, in a position that will be immediately obvious to anyone attempting to operate it
• B. On the door of the maintenance shop
• C. In the lockout logbook kept by the supervisor
• D. On the authorized employee's hard hat

19. The authorized employee who applied a lock has gone home, and the lock is to be removed under the employer's direction. Which element must the employer's specific removal procedure include?

• A. Cutting the lock only in the presence of an OSHA inspector
• B. Verification by the employer that the authorized employee who applied the device is not at the facility
• C. Waiting 24 hours after the end of the employee's shift
• D. Having the next shift's machine operator sign the tag

20. In group lockout or tagout, what must each authorized employee do when he or she begins work?

• A. Sign a sheet kept by the crew leader instead of using a device
• B. Hand his or her lock to the crew leader to apply
• C. Rely on the operations lock alone
• D. Affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox or comparable mechanism