Employees who are not properly trained may lack awareness of lockout/tagout procedures or misunderstand their importance.

Lockout-tagout programs use safety padlocks, group lock boxes, and other safety devices to ensure equipment is de-energized properly and remains out of service for the duration of maintenance.

Lockout/Tagout Procedures—Keep it Simple, Keep it Safe. ... Best Practices for LOTO Safety. Regardless of your role in the organization—whether you’re a maintenance worker, ...

Lockout/tagout stations and safety tag centers will provide a centralized location for important devices. In some cases, however, devices need to be frequently moved from one location to the next.

The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “lockout-tagout ...

In his presentation on advanced lockout/tagout strategies, Tim Bohmann – Global Business Development Manager at ESC Services – gave us some dire statistics. "Twenty-on amputations occur every day in ...

A comprehensive lockout/tagout (LOTO) program not only helps to keep power generating plants compliant with OSHA regulations, but also increases productivity and contributes to the safety of ...

An electrical plug fitted with a lockout/tagout (LOTO) cover. (Photo courtesy of Design Safety Engineering, Inc.) “The trend is toward looking to use technology to improve productivity and safety, and ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (29 CFR 1910.147 – Lockout/Tagout). Standard provides the mandatory guidelines for protecting ...