Lockout/Tagout Enforcement: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OSHA DURING AN INSPECTION ON THIS STANDARD

摘要

When OSHA conducts a safety inspection at your facility, one item that will be examined thoroughly is your lockout/tagout program. The lockout/tagout program is desinged to prevent workers from being injuried or killed in the workplace. By preventinginjuries and fatalities, you may have lower insurance costs, which will, in turn, generate high profits. In this article, I will cover the key points of the Control of Hazardous Energy - Enforcement Policy and Inspection Procedures (CPL 02-00-147), which includes OSHA's enforcement policy for its standards addressing the control of hazardous energy.