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Who Needs to Utilize Lockout Tagout PROCEDURES?
Who Needs to Utilize Lockout Tagout PROCEDURES? Lockout tagout procedures and training are necessary for all companies with equipment and facilities with hazardous energy. These are necessary both to meet OSHA guidelines and keep your employees safe. Some examples of workplaces that would requi...Read more -
Standards for Lockout Tagout
Standards for Lockout Tagout The OSHA standards for The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.147 and 1910.333 layout the requirements for disabling machinery during maintenance work and protecting workers from electrical circuits or eq...Read more -
Basic Concepts of Lockout/Tagout Procedures
Employees work safer by following proper OSHA lock out tag out training procedures and controls. It is up to managers to make sure a program and proper equipment are in place to protect workers from potentially hazardous uncontrolled energy (e.g. machinery). This 10-minute video tutorial discus...Read more -
Lockout/Tagout
Lockout/Tagout Background Failure to control potentially hazardous energy (i.e., electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other similar energies capable of causing bodily harm) during equipment repair or service accounts for nearly 10 percent of the serious accidents in...Read more -
Responsibilities of LOTO
Responsibilities of LOTO 1. After attending the LOTO special training, post the corresponding cap stickers 2. Understand the isolation to be used and the type of precautions to be taken based on the potential hazard 3. Know the types of devices that may be isolated 4. Understand physical isolatio...Read more -
Lockout tagout and quarantine management
The Lockout tagout program relies only on paper files, which can be a big challenge to properly execute the Lockout tagout program. One of the best ways to create or update a Lockout tagout program is to connect workers through a digital system platform. As we all know, workplace safety, time and...Read more -
What is Lockout tagout? Why do we follow the Lockout tagout process?
What is Lockout tagout? Why do we follow the Lockout tagout process? The 8 steps of Lockout tagout and the special cases of Lockout Tagout: Lockout tagout’s 8 steps: Prepare ahead of time: Know the power source of the device and prepare to turn it off; Clean up the site: do not leave irrele...Read more -
What Must the Employer Document for Energy Control Procedures?
What Must the Employer Document for Energy Control Procedures? Procedures must follow the rules, authorization, and techniques the employer will use to harness and control hazardous energy. The procedures must include: A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure. Steps for shutting ...Read more -
More LOTO Resources
More LOTO Resources Using proper lockout/tagout safety procedures isn’t just important for employers, it’s a matter of life or death. By following and applying OSHA’s standards, employers can provide an extra layer of protection to workers doing maintenance and service on machines and equipment w...Read more -
The Role of Auditing in LOTO Programs
The Role of Auditing in LOTO Programs Employers should engage in frequent inspections and reviews of lockout/tagout procedures. OSHA requires reviewing at least once a year, but reviews other times during the year can add an extra layer of safety to the company. An authorized employee not current...Read more -
Lockout tagout procedures
Lockout tagout procedures Controlling hazardous energy in 8 steps Manufacturing facilities are usually abuzz with machines running and operators ensuring production goals are met. But, occasionally, equipment needs to undergo maintenance or be serviced. And when that happens, a safety procedure c...Read more -
Brief description of energy cut-off and Lockout tagout
Brief description of energy cut-off and Lockout tagout With industrial production efficiency continuously improve, more and more automated production line equipment and facilities, also produced a lot of security problems in the process of application, because the risk of automation equipment or ...Read more
