Job hazard analysis: electrical work and lockout/tagout
Panel work, troubleshooting, and any task where a circuit could be live.
- 5 steps
- 5 PPE items
- Editable in Reldro
The job hazard analysis
PPE required: Safety glasses, Insulated gloves with leather protectors, Hard hat (non-conductive), Arc-rated clothing where the task requires it, Insulated tools
1. Plan and find every energy source
What could go wrong
A second source feeds the circuit, such as a generator, solar, or a back-feed
How we control it
Trace the circuit on drawings and in the field. List every disconnect and source.
2. Isolate, lock, and tag
What could go wrong
Someone re-energizes the circuit while you work
How we control it
Apply your own lock and tag at every disconnect. Never use or remove someone else's lock.
3. Verify zero energy
What could go wrong
Assuming a circuit is dead when it isn't
How we control it
Test your meter on a known source, test the circuit, then test the meter again.
4. Do the work
What could go wrong
Contact with nearby live parts, arc flash
How we control it
Use insulated tools. Cover nearby live parts. Keep others outside the boundary. Stop if anything changes.
5. Restore power
What could go wrong
Energizing with tools or people still in the equipment
How we control it
Count tools, clear the area, remove locks as agreed, and announce before re-energizing.
- Don't work energized unless de-energizing isn't possible and your procedure allows it.
- Only qualified people should do electrical work.
When to use it
Use it before you work on or near electrical equipment. Energized work needs its own written approval under your procedure.
Review it with the crew before the work starts, change anything that doesn't match how you'll do the job, and update it when the method, the equipment, or the site changes.
Use this JHA in Reldro
- It arrives ready to edit, and your crew uses it on their phone, even without signal.
- Failed items become corrective actions with an owner and a due date.
- Every completed one is kept with the site, the date and who did it.
