Digital LOTO

A system for facilitating arc fault detection on an electrical system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, in communication with the memory, configured to:
• receive a request from a user to perform a lockout/tagout for equipment in the electrical system;
• identify an isolation device(s) for electrically isolating the equipment from an electrical energy source(s) in the electrical system;
• and
• perform a digital lockout/tagout procedure for the equipment, including:
• control shutdown of the equipment;
• control an operation of the isolation device(s) to isolate the equipment from the electrical energy source(s);
• perform a digital lockout for the equipment by setting a lockout status for the equipment which prohibits or prevents unauthorized release of the digital lockout;
• and
• provide a digital record of the digital lockout which reflects a lockout status of the electrical energy source(s) from the equipment, identifies the user responsible for the request, and provides notice of the lockout status of the electrical energy source(s) from the equipment.

A non-transitory computer medium storing computer executable code, which when executed by one or more processors, implements a method of facilitating worker safety in an electrical system, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a user to perform a lockout/tagout for equipment in the electrical system;
• identifying an isolation device(s) for electrically isolating the equipment from an electrical energy source(s) in the electrical system;
• and
• performing a digital lockout/tagout procedure for the equipment, including:
• controlling shutdown of the equipment;
• controlling an operation of the isolation device(s) to isolate the equipment from the electrical energy source(s);
• performing digital lockout for the equipment by setting a lockout status for the equipment which prohibits or prevents unauthorized release of the digital lockout;
• and
• providing a digital record of the digital lockout which reflects a lockout status of the electrical energy source(s) from the equipment, identifies the user responsible for the request, and provides notice of the lockout status of the electrical energy source(s) from the equipment.