Master Lock worked closely with him to evaluate Southern Company’s safety needs, and it made recommendations on lockout devices and safety padlocks to increase the efficiency and safety of ...

This article will provide six tips to help your company stay compliant. 1.Choose the Right Devices A lockout device is an extremely important component of a LOTO program. Industrial machines ...

“lockout” procedures refer to written steps that are taken to bring the machine to a zero energy state. Once a de-energized condition is established, locks are placed on energy isolation devices that ...

The Master Lock Blind Flange Lockout Device protects downstream workers from potential exposure to chemicals, flammable gasses and other hazards. Device secures blind in place, ensuring no ...

The proposal noted that the term “unexpected energization” was intended to mean “any re-energization or startup that occurs before the servicing employee removes the LOTO device from the energy ...

"Lockout/Tagout Procedures" details the OSHA requirements and best practices for preventing accidental startup during maintenance and repair. It addresses electrical power and the many other forms of ...

NFPA 70E requires each lockout/tagout device to “be unique and readily identifiable as a lockout/tagout device” [120.2(F)]. How can a lockout/tagout device be “unique”? In this context, the intention ...

To prevent injuries, hazardous energy must be effectively controlled by following energy control procedures and using lockout and tagout devices. These procedures and devices prevent access to ...

The cable is pulled tight and secured with a padlock. We also have lockout devices that go over the ends of the battery cables.” Groendyke Transport uses blank keys with lockout tags that are pu ...

This article explores the different strategies designed to minimize the risks associated with heater and boiler systems, including the use of machine guarding devices, lockout-tagout protocols, ...

That means that the Lockout Standard’s general ban on control circuitry would generally apply. The ban is in the definition of “energy isolating device,” which states in part that, “Push buttons, ...

RIT’s Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) program outlines practices and procedures to be used by authorized employees (those that affix the appropriate types of locks and tags to disable machinery/equipment ...