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PURPOSE

This directive identifies practice and procedure requirements designed to protect employees through Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. Specific definitions, practices, and procedures are outlined in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards under 29 C.F.R. 1910.147, "The Control of Hazardous Energy."

APPLICABILITY

This directive applies to all Government and contractor hazardous-energy control operations at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), including Greenbelt, Wallops Flight Facility, and remote locations under GSFC control. This directive applies to civil servant and contractor operations at these facilities. This directive applies to all hazardous-energy control operations (both industrial and construction) such as, but not limited to, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, and thermal sources. For GSFC contractors, this directive is applicable through contract clauses in conformance with NASA FAR Procurement Supplements.