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Date: July 1, 1999
Topic: Lockout / Tagout
Host: Cypress Semiconductor Inc.
Summary of Meeting:
The Twin Cities Chapter met on Tuesday, May 25th at Cypress Semiconductor in Bloomington, MN. The purpose of the meeting was to have a roundtable discussion on lockout / tagout. Fourteen members attended the meeting representing FSI, VTC, Honeywell, Cypress, and various independent consultants.
Thanks to Dave Bartko & Pat Gruneberg, Cypress for hosting the meeting.
The meeting proceeded as follows:
1. Discussion of the Annual SESHA Conference by those who attended.
2. Company presentations describing their lockout / tagout programs and protocol. Highlights of the discussion:
- Most companies experiencing difficulty in developing tool specific procedures and getting engineering and line maintenance commitment.
- Training methods vary between companies from videos to hands on. Most companies include general electrical safety and lockout procedures.
- There is a need for more lockout / tagout guidelines from equipment mfg.
- Group discussed available software options to assist in developing tool procedures. (i.e. WAM, Win-Intellect)
- Overall best practices were reviewed.
3. September meeting topic was changed to gas users interface (GUI) systems.
4. Performed a membership drive. (i.e. Encouraged area companies to join SESHA.)
1999 Twin Cities Chapter meeting schedule:
Meeting Date Location/Host Topic Host Contact
February VTC Contractor Safety Jim Wittek
May Cypress Lockout/Tagout Dave Bartko
September
Honeywell
Gas User Interfaces (GUI) Jay Rodstein
December
FSI International
SEMI Std Update
Mike Sherman
For more information on the SESHA Twin Cities Chapter meetings contact:
Heartland Region Director: David Bartko - Cypress, 612-851-5136, dbb@cypress.com
Twin Cities Chapter President: Pat Gruneberg - Cypress, 612-851-5018,
peg@cypress.com