DIana,

Lock Out/Tags are an OSHA requirement.
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_documentp_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9868?
  They are typically kept for a period of three years.

Diane Walker, CRM

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Reynolds, Diana <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am the Records Management Supervisor for an Electric Generation and Transmission company. We are regulated by FERC as well as RUS. The FERC Regulations 18 CFR 125  and the RUS guidelines for records retention identifies the following:
>
>
> § 125.3 Schedule of records and periods
> of retention.
>
> Operations and Maintenance
>
> 13.1 Production-Public utilities and licensees (less Nuclear):
>
> (c) Station and system generation reports and clearance
> logs:
> (2) Steam and others .................................................... 6 years. See § 125.2(g)
>
>
> § 125.2 General instructions.
>
> (g) Schedule of records and periods of
> retention. (1) Records related to plant in
> service must be retained until the facilities
> are permanently removed from
> utility service, all removal and restoration
> activities are completed, and
> all costs are retired from the accounting
> records unless accounting adjustments
> resulting from reclassification
> and original costs studies have been approved
> by the regulatory commission
> having jurisdiction. If the plant is sold,
> the associated records or copies thereof,
> must be transferred to the new owners.
>
>
>
> We have a lockout/tagout program. When we are working on generation or transmission equipment we have a clearance procedure to make sure it is not energized while performing the maintenance. These are referred to as clearances.
>
> Some in our company are interpreting the above as we have to retain any clearances for maintenance on capital assets until the retirement of that asset. This is in reference to Section 125.2(g) above.
>
> I do not believe this is what the citation is referencing. I believe the general reports and clearance logs are in reference to when the asset is cleared to the 300 accounts which are the capital assets.
>
> Has anyone on this list made an interpretation of this Regulation?
>
> You can reply to the list or to me personally.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Diana L. Reynolds
> RM Supervisor
> Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
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>
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> 620-260-8724 - Cell
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