PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT TAG-OUT BILL

EQUIPMENT TAG-OUT PROCEDURES - 12018_652

TAGS, LABELS, AND LOGS - 12018_654

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valves. That time, no one was hurt. The persons who had hung the tags were reprimanded, and the repairs were completed. During your career, you will probably tag out some type of equipment. Be alert, do the job right, and you shouldn’t have any problem. Take your time and do the tag out right the first time. Don’t let anyone or anything d i s t r a c t y o u w h i l e y o u ’r e h a n g i n g a t a g o r second-checking one. If you’re not sure of a tag-out procedure, get a copy of your command’s tag-out bill. The Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32, govern the Navy’s equipment tag-out bill. PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT TAG- OUT BILL An equipment tag-out bill has three purposes— 1. To provide a procedure for personnel to use to prevent the improper operation of a component, piece of equipment, system, or portion of a system that is isolated or in an abnormal condition. 2. To provide a procedure for personnel to use in operating an instrument that is unreliable or not in a normal operating condition. (NOTE: This procedure is like the tag-out procedure, except that it requires the use of labels instead of tags to indicate instrument status.) 3. To provide separate procedures for personnel to use when accomplishing certain planned maintenance (PMS) actions. These procedures apply only to non-nuclear surface ships and craft and non-nuclear, non-propulsion areas of nuclear surface ships. PMS t a g - o u t p r o c e d u r e s a r e n ’t a u t h o r i z e d a b o a r d submarines, submarine tenders, submarine rescue vessels, in propulsion areas of nuclear surface ships, or within submarine support facilities. All U.S. Navy ships and repair activities must use standardized tag-out procedures. ORGANIZATION The CO or officer in charge heads the tag-out bill organization. Department heads are responsible for making sure personnel in their departments understand and follow bill procedures. When a repair activity performs repairs on a ship, the ship is responsible for and controls the tag-out system for the equipment being repaired. The repair activity is responsible for complying with (following) tag-out bill procedures. Commanding Officer The CO or officer in charge is responsible for the safety of the entire command. The CO must make sure that all concerned persons know and comply with the applicable safety precautions and procedures of the tag-out system. Officer of the Deck (OOD) The OOD may be the OOD or the ship’s duty officer, depending on the ship’s condition. The OOD keeps track of the systems being tagged out and the condition of readiness of the ship. Departmental Duty Officer (DDO) The departmental duty officer (DDO) is designated (named) on the approved watch bill or in the plan of the day. The DDO is responsible for knowing the material condition of a department and the state of the readiness at all times. This officer must know what systems are tagged out for periodic maintenance or for repairs requiring long downtime. Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW) The engineering officer of the watch (EOOW) keeps up with the status of the engineering plant at all times and whether a tag-out bill affects the readiness of the plant. Depending on the engineering plant conditions, the engineering duty officer may serve as the EOOW. The EOOW informs the proper persons of the status and readiness of the plant and when it will be repaired and returned to normal status. Authorizing Officer The authorizing officer signs the final authorization placing a system or piece of equipment off line for 19-25 Student Notes:

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