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Data record gloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.simple-and-complex

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Clause 120.5(A) of NFPA 70E-2027 recognizes two forms: a simple lockout/tagout, in which qualified persons de-energize one set of conductors or one source solely to safeguard employees and each worker is responsible for their own devices, and a complex lockout/tagout, used where there are multiple sources, crews, crafts, locations, employers or disconnecting means, a particular sequence, or a job spanning more than one work period, which requires a written plan of execution naming the person in charge and a group lockout mechanism.

ProvenanceNFPA 70E-2027 supports data record gloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.simple-and-complex, which is cited on the entry Lockout tagout.SOURCENFPA 70E-2027NFPA 70E-2027Licensed standard, clause 120.5(A)DATA RECORDgloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.simple-and-complexgloss.lockout-tagout.nfp..Verified 2026-10-27ENTRYLockout tagoutLockout tagoutNo revisions
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SourceNFPA 70E-2027Licensed standard, clause 120.5(A)
Data recordgloss.lockout-tagout.nfpa70e.simple-and-complexVerified 2026-10-27
EntryLockout tagoutNo revisions
Subject
Lockout tagout (Glossary)
Kind
Standard scope
Source
NFPA 70E-2027, clause 120.5(A), Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, NFPA. Publisher page

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