Methods and systems for guided lock-tag-try process

Abstract

Systems and methods for performing a Lock-Tag-Try (LTT) process. A computing device may scan an indicator and request a content item associated with the indicator. The computing device may receive the one or more content items associated with the indicator. The one or more content items are configured to guide a user through the LTT process. A server may be configured to receive the request and transmit the content item to the user device. The server may be further configured to store information related to the LTT process.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a computing device from a user device, evidence that indicates a user of the user device completed a step of a process for locking out or tagging out energy isolating devices associated with one or more components, wherein the evidence comprises image data recorded by the user device; and   verifying, based on the evidence and on data received from one or more sensors associated with the one or more components, that the user properly completed the step of the process.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing, by the computing device, the data that indicates the user properly completed the step of the process; and   generating a forensic trail of the user performing the process.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, in response to verifying, based on the evidence, that the user properly completed the step of the process, transmitting, by the computing device to the user device, an acknowledgment that the step of the process is properly completed, wherein the acknowledgment indicates the user should proceed to a next step of a plurality of steps of the process. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to an additional user device, a notification that indicates the user properly completed the step of the process. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising creating, based on the evidence, a record associated with an event for locking out or tagging out in one or more of an evidence database, an event database, or a forensic database. 
     
     
         6 . A system, comprising:
 a first user device configured to:
 capture, by a recording element of a user device, evidence that indicates a user completed a step of a process for locking out or tagging out energy isolating devices associated with one or more components, wherein the evidence comprises image data recorded by the user device; and 
 transmit the evidence; and 
   a computing device configured to:
 receive, from the user device, the evidence; and 
 verify, based on the evidence and on data received from one or more sensors associated with the one or more components, that the user properly completed the step of the process. 
   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the user device is further configured to transmit a notification to the computing device in response to a display of one or more content items. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the evidence indicates an event for locking out or tagging out, and wherein the computing device is further configured to, based on the evidence, create a record associated with the event in one or more of an evidence database, an event database, or a forensic database. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising one or more cameras configured to:
 receive a notification from the computing device; and   in response to receiving the notification, record a video of an area that includes the one or more components.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the recording element comprises the one or more cameras, and wherein the evidence comprises at least one of an image or the video. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the process associated with the one or more components causes the user device to:
 transmit a notification to one or more devices associated with one or more affected personnel, wherein the one or more devices associated with the one or more affected personnel comprises an additional user device;   receive a confirmation from at least one of the one or more devices associated with the one or more affected personnel; and   transmit, to the computing device, a second notification that indicates the confirmation.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the user device is further configured to record the user of the user device providing an in person notification to a first affected personnel of the one or more affected personnel. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the process associated with the one or more components causes the user device to:
 display an indication of an isolation point and a location of the isolation point;   capture an image of an isolation device applied to the isolation point;   scan a first device readable indicator that is proximate to the location of the isolation point; and   in response to scanning the second device readable indicator, transmit, to the computing device, a notification that indicates the isolation point and the image.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the process associated with the one or more components causes the user device to:
 display an indication of a verification point and a location of the verification point;   scan a second device readable indicator that is proximate to the location of the verification point; and   in response to scanning the second device readable indicator, transmit, to the computing device, a second notification that indicates the verification point.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
 generate, based on the first notification, the image, and based on the second notification, a list of isolated components of the one or more components;   determine a group isolation device associated with the list of isolated components; and   transmit, to the user device, the list of isolated components and a location of the group isolation device.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the user device is further configured to:
 receive the list of isolated components and the location of the group isolation device;   display the list of isolated components and the location of the group isolation device;   scan a third device readable indicator that is proximate to the location of the group isolation device; and   in response to scanning the third device readable indicator, transmit, to the computing device, a third notification that indicates the group isolation device.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a device readable indicator that is proximate to an area where work is to be performed on at least one component of the one or more components, wherein the user device is further configured to send a notification that indicates the user scanned the device readable indicator. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
 receive the notification, and   in response to receiving the notification, transmit, to the user device, an authorization to perform work on the at least one component of the one or more components.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the process associated with the one or more components causes the user device to:
 display an indication of an isolation point and a location of the isolation point;   capture an image of the isolation point, wherein the image indicates that an isolation device is not applied to the isolation point;   scan an indicator that is proximate to the location of the isolation point; and   in response to scanning the indicator, transmit, to the computing device, a notification that indicates the isolation point and the image.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the user device is further configured to:
 cause display of a startup procedure based on the user of the user device completing the process, wherein the startup procedure comprises instructions for the user of the user device to energize the one or more components.