# Write a machine-specific lockout/tagout procedure

A step-by-step energy control procedure for one machine, listing every energy source, isolation point, and verification step.

- Topic: Legal & Compliance
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: HR & Hiring, Legal, Write, Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

```text
Help me write a machine-specific lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedure.

**Machine:** [name, asset number, location]
**Energy sources:** [LIST every source: electrical (voltage, disconnect location), pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity, springs, thermal, chemical, stored energy in capacitors or accumulators]
**Isolation devices:** [disconnect switches, valves, blocks, with their locations and ID tags if known]
**Tasks this covers:** [e.g. "die change", "clearing jams", "belt replacement"]
**Who performs it:** [authorized employees, number of people, any contractors]
**Jurisdiction:** [e.g. US OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147, Canada CSA Z460, UK/EU, or other]

Write the procedure with these sections:
1. Scope, purpose, and the authorized and affected employees.
2. Energy source table: Source | Magnitude | Isolation device | Location | Lock/tag method | How to release stored energy | How to verify zero energy.
3. Shutdown and lockout sequence: notify affected employees, normal stop, isolate each source, apply personal locks and tags, release or restrain stored energy, verify (try to start, check gauges, test for voltage with a tested meter).
4. Group lockout steps if more than one person is working.
5. Restoring to service: clear tools and people, remove locks in the right order, notify, restart.
6. Shift-change handover and what to do if a lock must be removed when its owner is absent.
7. Placeholders for photos of each isolation point.

Flag any energy source I may have missed for this type of machine. Do not invent device locations or values; use [VERIFY ON SITE]. This is a draft: a qualified person must walk down the machine and verify every step before use, and it must meet your jurisdiction's requirements.
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## What to fill in

- name, asset number, location
- e.g. "die change", "clearing jams", "belt replacement"
- authorized employees, number of people, any contractors
- VERIFY ON SITE

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