Most affected employers understand their obligations to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s control of hazardous energy (commonly called “lockout/tagout”) rules found at 29 ...

We have found that only about 10 percent of companies run effective lockout programs. In fact, we have observed that up to three-out-of-ten employers have no lockout program at all. Workers began to ...

You know the lockout/tagout program, but you also know what you’re doing, and you know a “one-size-fits-all” solution does not fit all situations. If you’re careful and there’s a good reason to make ...

Lockout/tagout compliance is a crucial safety requirement. Preventing the accidental start-up of energy during repair or maintenance ensures the safety of workers and helps to create a productive ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- When it comes to controlling hazardous energy, we tend to focus on the mechanic, technician or the authorized employee’s responsibilities. These individuals perform the ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the ...

The purpose of this program is to ensure that all WMU employees are protected from unintended machine motion or unintended release of energy which could cause injury when they set up, adjust, repair, ...

"Lockout/Tagout Procedures" details the OSHA requirements and best practices for preventing accidental startup during maintenance and repair. It addresses electrical power and the many other forms of ...

To improve overall employee safety across plants and facilities, leaders at Southern Company Generation decided to switch from a tagout-based safety program to a lockout-tagout (LOTO) program. After ...

On June 22, 2023, a worker at a rubber hose manufacturing plant suffered severe crushing injuries when powered belts that were still energized and unguarded pulled him into a machine. OSHA later ...

Good engineering and advancing technology continue to make construction equipment safer for those who work in and around it. Sometimes, however, the smartest way to prevent an equipment-related ...

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 ...