Preventing injury and death with lockout/tagout procedures

摘要

A mong the risks facing people working with powered equipment is exposure to the uncontrolled release of hazardous energy during the installation, maintenance, service or repair of the equipment, which includes any machinery, processes and systems. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among the types of hazardous energy are electricity, mechanical motion, pressurized air and extreme temperatures.