Lockout Tagout

LOCKOUT is a more effective means of ensuring the de-energization of equipment; it is the preferred method because lockout-based safety programs are less susceptible to human error, and tagout devices have INHERENT PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. Therefore, if the energy isolating device is capable of being locked out, the standard requires LOCKOUT unless the employer can demonstrate…...

The short answer is NO…UNLESS your online training is SPECIFIC to your workplace, LOTO written program, and machine energy isolation procedures… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout) standard regulates the servicing and/or maintenance of chemical process systems and associated piping, even though the energy sources (e.g., chemical and thermal energy) and control methods used in process hazards management are somewhat different from those encountered with machinery and mechanical equipment. Typically, the procedural steps required for the…...

One of the most overlooked LOTO program requirements is the “Means to Enforce”. OSHA regulations state the following about procedures to enforce the program…… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I need to put a disclaimer on this one…this video is from Canada. Although their LOTO principles are the same as OSHA’s, you must refer to your country’s LOTO standards to ensure your facility complies with the applicable regulations. If your country does not have OHS standards, you should consider adopting some for your facility,…...

Sawmill Accident Investigation. This slide show describes two accidents, each where a worker lost a limb following an improper lockout…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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Those of you that get my Incident Alerts or participate in the Safety Engineering Network Linked In Forum have seen the recent accident that involved a 61-year-old supervisor with over 40 years of experience at the plant which was killed when he entered a plastic molding press using an “open door” that was “interlocked” and…...

We continue to see businesses using many methods to identify their lockout locks, many of which are NOT acceptable to OSHA.  1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B) states: Lockout and tagout devices shall be standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: color; shape; or size… Most businesses use color, and we can have multiple colors…...

We continue to see businesses using tagout when locks can be used and they dispute us when we attempt to explain to them that locks MUST be used when they can, UNLESS the employer can show that their tags are EQUALLY effective as a lock.  OSHA REQUIRES Tag-Plus-One when using a tag in these situations. …...

Some may think this is crazy, I do; but I have had many debates with businesses during audits and serious accident investigations around this argument.  There are a lot of mind-sets in plants that have many presses that LOTO does not apply to this task as it would slow production too much and put them…...

Let’s set the record straight… “Line of sight” is HALF THE REQUIREMENT, and this term is NOT in any official language from OSHA, nor does OSHA recognize it! We see this all the time…a LOTO procedure talks about cord and plug equipment not needing to be locked out if the worker is in the “line…...