R 408.18501 Scope.

Rule 8501. (1) These rules establish minimum requirements for the lockout/tagout of energy sources for the protection of employees, in, on, or around machines, equipment, or a process during repair, maintenance, and associated activities, from injury due to unexpected/unintended motion, energization, start-up, or release of stored energy from the machine, equipment, or process. (2) Except where the provisions of these rules conflict with specific requirements for the lockout/tagout of energy sources in any other general industry safety standard, the provisions of these rules and the requirements specified in any other general industry safety standard rule shall be deemed to have concurrent application. Where a specific general industry safety standard contains lockout/tagout requirements, the specific provisions set forth in the general industry safety standard shall prevail if there is a conflict with the requirements set forth in these rules.