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 ...
The standard outlines measures for controlling hazardous energy so that sudden machine start up and machinery movement are made obsolete during servicing and maintenance. In this episode, we are going ...
Construction Safety Week is a celebration of our industry’s commitment to health and safety—a commitment that has driven ...
To help companies better protect workers and improve daily operations, on Dec. 16 ASSP announced it has revised two workplace safety standards. One standard guides the development of effective safety ...
When it comes to controlling hazardous energy, where are the OSHA rules for electrical workers? In this EC&M Tech Talk, Randy Barnett identifies the location of the most important Lockout and Tagout ...
The failure to control hazardous energy has contributed to several electrical fatalities in the workplace. Since this is a well-documented field within OSHA and consensus standards, there appears to ...
Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a list of the top 10 most-cited safety violations, with lockout/tagout (also known as LOTO) ranking year after year, along ...
For decades, we have made remarkable progress in reducing workplace injuries. Total Recordable Incident Rates (TRIR) have plummeted, and minor injuries are far less common than they once were. Yet, ...