Switching from Tagout to Lockout-Tagout Program To improve overall employee safety across plants and facilities, leaders at Southern Company Generation decided to switch from a tagout-based safety ...

I’ve been discussing the details of Lockout/Tagout programs in this space for the past few months (“Lockout/Tagout: The Devil is in the Details,” March 17, 2011; “Lockout/Tagout ...

The OSHA Lockout/Tagout Standard (1910.147) ... Industrial machines, circuit breakers, plugs, switches, push buttons, and valves are just some of the items that often require lockout devices.

Developing a Lockout/Tagout Program LOTO prevents the accidental start-up or release of stored energy during set-up, maintenance, and servicing of equipment by preventing access to the energy source.

The enhanced lockout/tagout handle is mounted on the same end of the switch as the hookstick operating handle, but it faces the side of the switch so that operation of the handle will not interfere ...

7 Steps for Efficient Lockout/Tagout . Oct. 7, 2020. 2 min read . Despite preventing an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries each year, lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures are one of the ...

Lockout/tagout regulations can minimize or prevent electrical workplace injuries, but only if they're applied properly. If you perform maintenance work of any kind, you may need to comply with the ...

Lockout / Tagout Program ... Safety locks, adapters, and danger tags are to be fixed on levers, switches, valves, etc. in the nonoperative (off) position. E. An authorized employee who is assigned to ...

The lockout / tagout standard, 29 CFR 1910.147, is arguably the best Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard ever written. For the price of a lock and tag, an employee can be ...

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 ...

Lockout/Tagout: • Prevents machinery or equipment from being turned on during servicing and maintenance • Prevents machine and equipment parts from moving, usually by using locking or blocking ...

Lockout/tagout is a procedure to disable equipment to protect workers from either an unexpected release of energy or an accidental start-up while performing job activities. When the Occupational ...