Procedures, devices, and personnel must be set in place to prevent a serious injury when a worker thinks a machine is safely off. Do you need a lockout/tagout program at your company? In 2013, a ...

Failing to follow lockout/tagout rules can get you in trouble with OSHA, but it can also be fatal. When OSHA compliance officers inspect a facility, they examine its lockout/tagout program, and last ...

In order to prevent the unexpected energizing or startup of machinery or equipment during servicing or maintenance, a lockout/tagout plan must be custom-tailored to each facility. The lockout/tagout ...

Since the publication of OSHA's Control of Hazardous Energy Sources final rule in 1989, the implementation of lockout/tagout has vexed the private sector. Lockout/tagout often is complex, and it can ...

NFPA 70E provides a terse directive on employee involvement. It says, “Each person who could be exposed directly or indirectly to a source of electrical energy shall be involved in the lockout/tagout ...

Picture yourself working inside a huge machine, tending to its maintenance. Suddenly the machine springs to life, powerful metal gears grinding around you, placing you in mortal danger. That is ...

Year after year, the federal Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.147, is one of the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards. In addition to preventing injuries in the workplace, this ...

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 employees ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- No excuse can undo an accident. We all know what's done is done. There is always a cause and effect in life, no matter how much we wish otherwise. Sometimes, we make ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (Oct. 29, 2014) --When rumors began flowing through the arsenal that it was getting new 'lockout and tagout' procedures, some may have thought the arsenal was having a labor ...

Do you need a lockout/tagout program at your company? In 2013, a lumber mill had $1.6 million worth of reasons to say "yes." The company had repeatedly ignored OSHA citations for serious safety ...