Equipment maintenance -LOTO

Equipment maintenance -LOTO
When equipment or tools are being repaired, maintained or cleaned, the power source associated with the equipment is cut off. This prevents the device or tool from starting. At the same time all energy (power, hydraulic, air, etc.) is turned off. The purpose: to ensure that workers or related personnel working on the machine will not be injured.

Specifically, it refers to the establishment of safety procedures based on Lockout tagout for different equipment and systems (such as domestic safety maintenance regulations and electrical maintenance operation regulations), so as to effectively control the dangerous energy and implement Lockout tagout to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment. In some enterprises in Europe and America, in order to ensure the safety of maintenance, debugging and engineering operations, LOTO system is widely used.
Which mentioned the card, that is, the common “someone maintenance/operation, prohibit the start/close” card.
The locks mentioned (specialized locks) include:

Special clasps (HASPS)- for locking;

BREAKER CLIPs — for electrical locks:

BLANKFLANGES — for locking water supply pipes (liquid pipes);

Valve overs (VALVECOVERS)- for locking valves;

PLUG BUCK (ETS)– for locking electrical plugs, etc.