Sparky,
True True True.
Like I said I know more about OSHA than the NEC. Does the NEC have a provison for LOTO? I am not at work right now or I would look it up.
To paraphrase what you said, all new equipemtn installed has to have the ability for LOBO. At least in an industrial setting.
I would not think that locking the panel door would be sufficient for LOBO. First what if there is a problem and you need to get in the panel fast to throw a different breaker in the panel. Also, at least Cal/OSHA would take the interpretation that someone could remove the panel cover and flip the breaker. They are a lot of fun. As I explained it to the people in our plant. When a machine is locked out it must be physically impossible to restart the machine without removing the lock. At least under Cal/OSHA.
BTW. Has anyone found any good lockouts for breakers. We have about every type you could think of and we have not found any good ones yet.
Scott
