[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1926.417]

[Page 264]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart K_Electrical
 
Sec. 1926.417  Lockout and tagging of circuits.

    (a) Controls. Controls that are to be deactivated during the course 
of work on energized or deenergized equipment or circuits shall be 
tagged.
    (b) Equipment and circuits. Equipment or circuits that are 
deenergized shall be rendered inoperative and shall have tags attached 
at all points where such equipment or circuits can be energized.
    (c) Tags. Tags shall be placed to identify plainly the equipment or 
circuits being worked on.

[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 55 
FR 42328, Oct. 18, 1990; 58 FR 35181, June 30, 1993; 61 FR 9251, Mar. 7, 
1996; 61 FR 41739, Aug. 12, 1996]]