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LOTOTO asks
Check regularly Check/audit the isolation location at least once a year and keep a written record for at least 3 years; The inspection/audit shall be performed by an authorized independent person, not the person performing the quarantine or the relevant person being inspected; The inspection/audi...Read more -
Application of Loto scheme
Application of Loto scheme This standard applies to, but is not limited to, activities performed on a machine, equipment, process or circuit. Primary, secondary, stored or separate power sources are locked for service and maintenance. Service and maintenance Definition: repair, preventive mainten...Read more -
Lockout tagout Seven steps
Lockout tagout Seven steps Step 1: Prepare to inform The technician issues the work ticket, requires the safety measures to be complete, to the corresponding duty point to find the duty person in charge of the chestnut work ticket and implement the safety measures, and then to the process confirm...Read more -
Lockout tagout the main problem
Lockout tagout the main problem There is no professional company to guide, the Lockout tagout verification is crooked; Lock up the operating equipment or some less commonly used equipment for reporting. All personnel are not locked, and the safety of each person exposed to dangerous areas cannot ...Read more -
Lockout-tagout (LOTO). The OSHA Regulations
In a previous post, in which we looked at lockout-tagout (LOTO) for industrial safety, we saw that the origin of these procedures can be found in the rules drawn up by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1989. The rule directly related to lockout-tagout is OSHA Regulati...Read more -
What are key components to set up proper energy control procedures?
What are key components to set up proper energy control procedures? Identify the energy types employed within a piece of equipment. Is it electrical energy only? Is the equipment piece in question operating with a large press brake with a stored energy component with gravity? Identify how to isol...Read more -
Taking a Deep Dive into the World of LOTO
Taking a Deep Dive into the World of LOTO Dec 01, 2021 More recently, in September 2021, OSHA proposed $1.67 million in fines for an Ohio aluminum parts manufacturer following an investigation into the death of a 43-year-old worker struck by a machine’s barrier door in March 2021. OSHA alleges th...Read more -
Who Needs to Utilize Lockout Tagout PROCEDURES?
Who Needs to Utilize Lockout Tagout PROCEDURES? Lockout tagout procedures and training are necessary for all companies with equipment and facilities with hazardous energy. These are necessary both to meet OSHA guidelines and keep your employees safe. Some examples of workplaces that would requi...Read more -
Standards for Lockout Tagout
Standards for Lockout Tagout The OSHA standards for The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.147 and 1910.333 layout the requirements for disabling machinery during maintenance work and protecting workers from electrical circuits or eq...Read more -
Basic Concepts of Lockout/Tagout Procedures
Employees work safer by following proper OSHA lock out tag out training procedures and controls. It is up to managers to make sure a program and proper equipment are in place to protect workers from potentially hazardous uncontrolled energy (e.g. machinery). This 10-minute video tutorial discus...Read more -
Lockout/Tagout
Lockout/Tagout Background Failure to control potentially hazardous energy (i.e., electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other similar energies capable of causing bodily harm) during equipment repair or service accounts for nearly 10 percent of the serious accidents in...Read more -
Responsibilities of LOTO
Responsibilities of LOTO 1. After attending the LOTO special training, post the corresponding cap stickers 2. Understand the isolation to be used and the type of precautions to be taken based on the potential hazard 3. Know the types of devices that may be isolated 4. Understand physical isolatio...Read more