Tagout Users Manual

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Tag-out Users Manual
Appendix H - Amplifications for the Manual for
the Control of Testing and Plant Conditions
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Tag-Out Process Amplifications for the Manual for
Control of Testing and Plant Conditions (Appendix
H) Content

• Applicability

• Repair Activity Representative

• Authorizing Officer

• Posting of Tags

• Check of Posted Tags

• Maintaining Tag-Outs

• Tag-out Discrepancy/Conflict

• Monitoring/Audits

• Removal

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Applicability

• This appendix amplifies the provisions of the
  basic tag-out process during periods of shipyard
  work on nuclear cognizant systems.

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Repair Activity Representative

• For nuclear cognizant systems, the STE shall
  act as RA Representative, except when another
  individual is authorized (in writing) by the CTE
  to add work items within existing isolation
  boundaries on active TORS.

• This individual authorized to act as RA
  Representative shall be STE qualified on the
  plant type involved.

• This individual shall inform the STE and Watch
  Officer of such actions before authorizing work
  items.

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Repair Activity Representative

• When STE coverage is not provided, the CTE may
  (on a case basis) authorize a knowledgeable
  shipyard individual to serve as the RA
  Representative for limited tag-out changes for a
  specific job.

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Repair Activity Representative

• For shipyard work, the Shipyard is responsible
  for determining where tags shall be placed and
  for ensuring that tags no longer needed are
  removed.

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Repair Activity Representative

• RA Representative signature on the TORS shall be
  obtained prior to authorizing a tag-out for
  shipyard work.

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Authorizing Officer

• For work items being added within existing
  isolation boundaries on the active TORS, the
  Ship's Force JTG member may authorize (in
  writing) an individual other than the Watch
  Officer to be Authorizing Officer.

• This individual shall be Watch Officer qualified.

• This individual shall ensure the STE and Watch
  Officer are informed of such actions before
  authorizing the work items.

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Posting of Tags

• When the condition or position of items is to be
  changed when attaching or clearing tags, specific
  consideration must be given to the sequence of
  the changes.

Permission to change an item to the prescribed
condition or position for tagging shall be
obtained from the EOOW/Propulsion Plant Officer
of the Watch (PPOW) and concurred with by the STE
(where required to be present).
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Tag-Out Discrepancy/Conflict

• The CTE or designated representative shall be
  informed of all tag-out discrepancies.

• When the actual position of a Danger-Tagged
  component is in doubt, the Watch Officer shall
  also obtain STE concurrence before authorizing an
  independent check of the valve's position.

Additionally, the STE shall notify the CTE
immediately any time this situation occurs.
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Monitoring/Audits

• The nuclear tag-out process shall be frequently
  monitored by the STE and CTE. Both are required
  to frequently review the tag-out log and check to
  ensure Ship's Force is properly hanging tags.
  The Shipyard shall monitor tag-out records as
  follows

• The oncoming STE shall review TORS during watch
  turnover.

• The CTE should personally review the tag-out log
  frequently and check to ensure the tag-out
  process is properly enforced.

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Monitoring/Audits

• When considered appropriate, the CTE should have
  responsible shipyard representatives conduct
  checks of tags and labels and audits of the
  tag-out log in addition to the checks and audits
  required to be conducted by Ships Force.

• These checks shall consist of a mix of both old
  and newly posted tags.

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Monitoring/Audits

• Interference that precludes access to tagged
  components for auditing should be avoided.

Where this is not practical, the tag(s) should be
audited just before access is restricted and
again when access is regained.
Any such instances should be identified in the
audit record.
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Monitoring/Audits

• Any deficiencies found during checks of
  tags/labels, or during audits of the tag-out log
  shall be recorded by a date, description, and
  signature entry in a formal shipyard document
  such as the STE Log.

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Removal

• The STE shall concur with component repositioning
  after tag removal by signing block 20b.

The STE shall inform the Authorizing Officer if
verbal permission from the STE must also be
obtained before the component is repositioned.
The STE may also issue a valve lineup per the
Engineering Department Manual to check
repositioning.