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Safety lockout – Multiple deaths at companies in January
The Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the spokesperson for business in Connecticut. Thousands of member companies advocate change in the State Capitol, shape the debate about economic competitiveness, and strive for a better future for all. Provide CBIA member companie...Read more -
8 Steps to Improve Safety and Strengthen the LOTO Training Program
It is undeniable that preventing injuries and loss of life is the primary reason for strengthening any safety plan. Crushed limbs, fractures or amputations, electric shocks, explosions, and thermal/chemical burns-these are just some of the hazards that workers face when stored ener...Read more -
What happened on the day two workers died in West Haven, Virginia
The West Haven campus of the Connecticut Health Care System in Virginia as seen from West Spring Street on July 20, 2021. Investigators also accused Virginia of lacking procedures designed to protect workers in hazardous materials situations. The lockout/tagout system prevents anyone...Read more -
Dangerous consequences for small businesses due to non-compliance with the lockout/tagout
Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) record keeping rules exempt employers with 10 employees or less from recording non-serious work injuries and illnesses, all employers of any size must comply with all applicable OSHA regulations to ensure The safety of its e...Read more -
3D printing lock-out tool
I wrote before that 3D printing is an industrial-strength tape for your business. By treating our technology as an impromptu tool that can be used to solve problems, I can indeed unlock a lot of value for customers. However, this idea also obscures some valuable trends. By treating each im...Read more -
July/August 2021-Occupational Health and Safety
Planning, preparation, and proper equipment are the keys to protecting workers in confined spaces from falling hazards. Making the workplace painless to engage in non-work activities is essential for healthy workers and a safer workplace. Heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaners do...Read more -
LOTO-Occupational Health and Safety
Many companies face major challenges in implementing effective and compliant lockout/tagout programs—especially those related to lockouts. OSHA has special regulations to protect employees from accidental power-on or start-up of machinery and equipment. OSHA’s 1910.147 Standa...Read more -
What is Lockout/tagout?
What is Lockout/tagout? Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a series of operations Lockout and tagout on the energy isolation device in order to protect the safety of operators when the dangerous parts of the machine and equipment need to be contacted in repair, maintenance, cleaning, debugging and other ac...Read more -
The shift’s Lockout tagout
The shift’s Lockout tagout If the work is not completed, the shift should be: face to face handover, confirm the safety of the next shift. Consequence of not executing Lockout tagout Failure to enforce the LOTO will result in disciplinary action by the company, the most serious being cont...Read more -
Lockout tagout policy tilt and corporate attention
Lockout tagout policy tilt and corporate attention In Qingdao Nestle Co., LTD., every employee has his or her own health ledger, and the company has pre-job instructions for the 58 employees in positions with occupational disease risks. “Although the risks of occupational diseases are almos...Read more -
LOTO Machine protection – Red, yellow and green labels
LOTO Machine protection – Red, yellow and green labels Red: 1. Stopped machine (not emergency stop) 2. Fully execute LOTO 3. Open the protective device 4. Perform job activities 5. Close the protective device, the operator in a safe position, remove the lock, reset and restart the machine. ...Read more -
Smart Lockout Tagout management system
Smart Lockout Tagout management system Adapt to the safety requirements of production enterprises China is a big manufacturing country, and the daily inspection and maintenance tasks of production enterprises are heavy. Lockout tagout is an important means to cut off energy and ensure the safety ...Read more