Lockout/Tagout (Loto) Requirements; Returning/Shipping Probes And Repair Parts - GE Vivid 7 Service Manual

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Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Requirements

Follow OSHA Lockout/Tagout requirements (USA) or local Lockout/Tagout requirements by ensuring

you are in total control of the AC power plug at all times during the service process.

To apply Lockout/Tagout:

1.) Plan and prepare for shutdown.

2.) Shutdown the equipment.

3.) Isolate the equipment.

4.) Apply Lockout/Tagout Devices.

5.) Control all stored and residual energy.

6.) Verify isolation.

All potentially hazardous stored or residual energy is relieved.

Energy Control and Power Lockout for Vivid 7.

When servicing parts of the system where there is exposure to voltage greater than 30 Volts:

1.) Turn off the breaker.

2.) Unplug the system.

3.) Maintain control of the system power plug.

4.) Wait for at least 20 seconds for capacitors to discharge as there are no test points to verify isolation.

Beware that the AC Control Box, Front End Processor and Back End Processor may be energized even

if the power is turned off when the cord is still plugged into the AC Outlet.

Equipment being returned must be clean and free of blood and other infectious substances.

GEHC policy states that body fluids must be properly removed from any part or equipment prior to

shipment. GEHC employees, as well as customers, are responsible for ensuring that parts/equipment

have been properly decontaminated prior to shipment. Under no circumstance should a part or

equipment with visible body fluids be taken or shipped from a clinic or site (for example, body coils or

an ultrasound probe). The purpose of the regulation is to protect employees in the transportation

industry, as well as the people who will receive or open this package.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that "items that were saturated and/or

dripping with human blood that are now caked with dried blood; or which were used or intended

for use in patient care" are "regulated medical waste" for transportation purposes and must be

transported as a hazardous material.

Chapter 1 - Introduction