To keep workers safe, a lock-out and tagging procedure ensures dangerous energy sources are under the control of the employees.
To lock out an area, combine a lock with an obstruction or mechanism that prevents motion.
To identify a device and its locked status, people use tags.
Turning off electricity or machinery can create severe and deadly consequences. Many unfortunate people suspended in danger, believing that their energy was switched off when it wasn’t. When electricity is unexpectedly halted, an electric shock, harmful movement of machinery parts, loss of pressure and weight dropping can occur.
Lockout and Tagging are implemented for a reason. What is it?
There are four primary methods of workplace lockout.
Which energy sources are involved in this process?
Deny, halt, or redirect the energy’s usual function.
Use scissors, a chain or some other material to keep the system from starting up while you work on it.
Tell the reader that they are now completely exhausted.
Energy sources that should be avoided include energy produced by electrical, mechanical, gravitational, thermal, chemical and hydrostatic forces.
Discussing eye safety is crucial to maintaining a healthy work environment.
Machines and systems don’t always have one single source of energy. Instead, they typically have multiple sources of energy. Some systems may be mechanically powered by a motor, but electrically controlled via a switch.
Shutting down the press’ hydraulic supply isn’t enough.
Energy can still be found in springs or pistons, despite gravity locking out electricity. Alternatively, energy can still be found if one mentally blocks electricity.
You can gather information about a device’s energy sources by examining any lines, wires or pipes that connect equipment and outlets. You can also look at operating manuals, drawings, specifications and other similar documents.
Only your key can open a lock that is personalized to your needs.
After strapping down a lock or similar restraint, this is the appropriate method.
The tag must include the phrase “tagged.” The tag must be a word or phrase that can easily be understood by everyone.
What you are.
Where you work stems from who you are.
What prevents the device or system from functioning.
The time the lock was applied to the door is shown on its label.
Equipment must be tested to ensure it is in a zero-energy state once energy sources have been unblocked and labeled.
Many plants and factories have specific protocols for tagging locked doors and systems.
Conclusion
Describe the lockout procedures for your project and provide examples of lockouts and tags.
Establish the need to identify instances where lockout and tagging would be necessary. Discuss the applications of lockout and tagging.
The EPI – DDS has significant importance.
Before employees begin working, safety talks serve both a management tool and an instructional one.
The material is intended to encourage use as reality.
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