scope:

This standard establishes the minimum requirements for the control to prevent release of energy sources that could cause injury or illness to personnel performing construction and demolition work.

This standard does not cover the following:

Installations under the exclusive control of electric utilities for the purpose of power generation, transmission and distribution, including related equipment for communication or metering; and exposure to electrical hazards from work on, near, or with conductors or equipment in electric utilization installations.

Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to establish performance objectives for procedures for the protection of personnel and property in, on or around machines or equipment during repair, maintenance, operation, installation and associated activities from injury due to unexpected start-up or release of stored energy from the equipment or system/ process or induced energy.