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Locks Out The Entire Electrical Panel
The Panel Lockout is a OSHA compliant, award winning, circuit breaker lockout tagout device. It locks out circuit breakers by locking out the entire electrical panel. It attaches to the panel cover screws and keeps the panel door locked. The device encapsulates two screws which prevents the panel...Read more -
Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Kits
Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Kits Lockout Tagout Kits keep all of the necessary devices handy which are required to comply with OSHA 1910.147. Comprahensive LOTO Kits are available for electrical, valve, and general lockout tagout applications. The LOTO Kits are specifically manufactured from rugged, l...Read more -
Improved machine design helps to improve lock/tag security rule management
Industrial workplaces are governed by OSHA rules, but this isn’t to say that rules are always followed. While injuries happen on production floors for a variety of reasons, of the top 10 OSHA rules that are most often ignored in industrial settings, two directly involve machine design: lock...Read more -
Periodic LOTO Inspections
Periodic LOTO Inspections A LOTO inspection can only be conducted by a safety supervisor or authorized employee who is NOT involved in the lock out tag out procedure being inspected. To conduct a LOTO inspection, the safety supervisor or authorized employee must do the following: Identify the equ...Read more -
What to Do if An Employee is Not Available to Remove the Lock?
What to Do if An Employee is Not Available to Remove the Lock? The safety supervisor can remove the lock, provided that: they have verified that the employee is not in the facility they have received specific training on how to remove the device the specific removal procedure for the device is d...Read more -
OSHA Lockout Tagout Standard
OSHA Lockout Tagout Standard The OSHA lockout tagout standard generally applies to any activity in which the sudden energization or startup of equipment and machinery could harm employees. OSHA Lockout/Tagout Exceptions Construction, agriculture, and maritime operations Oil and gas well drillin...Read more -
LOTO Safety
LOTO Safety To go beyond compliance and truly build a robust lockout tagout program, safety supervisors must actively promote and sustain LOTO safety by doing the following: Clearly define and communicate the lock out tag out policy Develop a lock out tag out policy by coordinating with the head ...Read more -
Colors of Lockout Locks and Tags
Colors of Lockout Locks and Tags Though OSHA has not yet provided a standardized color coding system for lockout locks and tags, typical color codes are: Red tag = Personal Danger Tag (PDT) Orange tag = group isolation or lockbox tag Yellow tag = Out of Service Tag (OOS) Blue tag = commissioning ...Read more -
What is a LOTO Box?
What is a LOTO Box? Also known as a lockbox or a group lockout box, a LOTO box is used when equipment has several isolation points that need to be secured (with their own energy isolating, lockout, and tagout devices) before it can be locked out. This is referred to as a group lockout or a group...Read more -
LOTO Lockout/ Tagout regulations in the United States
LOTO Lockout/ Tagout regulations in the United States OSHA is the 1970 American Occupational Safety and Health Administration Administration and occupational Safety and health Administration regulation. Control of Dangerous Energy -Lockout Tagout 1910.147 is a part of OSHA. Specific, operational...Read more -
LOTO Employee Skill Card
LOTO Employee Skill Card While it takes only a minute to reach the machine and remove the blockage or remove the protection and replace parts, it takes only a second to cause serious injury if the machine is accidentally started. Obviously machines need to be protected with Lockout tagout procedu...Read more -
LOTO Compliance
LOTO Compliance If employees service or maintain machines where the unexpected startup, energization, or the release of stored energy could cause injury, the OSHA standard applies, unless an equivalent level of protection can be proven. Equivalent level of protection may be achieved in some cases...Read more