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Data record gloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.principles-and-devices

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Clauses 120.3 and 120.4 of NFPA 70E-2027 set the principles and the equipment: every exposed person takes part, locks and tags go only on circuit disconnecting means, control devices are never the primary isolating device, each device is unique, identifiable and used for no other purpose, a lockout device includes a lock that identifies its installer, and a tagout device carries a statement prohibiting operation on a non-reusable, self-locking attachment.

ProvenanceNFPA 70E-2027 supports data record gloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.principles-and-devices, which is cited on the entry Lockout tagout.SOURCENFPA 70E-2027NFPA 70E-2027Licensed standard, clause 120.3DATA RECORDgloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.principles-and-devicesgloss.lockout-tagout.nfp..Verified 2026-10-27ENTRYLockout tagoutLockout tagoutNo revisions
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SourceNFPA 70E-2027Licensed standard, clause 120.3
Data recordgloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.principles-and-devicesVerified 2026-10-27
EntryLockout tagoutNo revisions
Subject
Lockout tagout (Glossary)
Kind
Standard scope
Source
NFPA 70E-2027, clause 120.3, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA. Publisher page

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