Authorized Personnel Lockout is the practice of isolating hazardous energy to a piece of machinery to prevent the mechanical motion of critical components ... electrical-related tasks with a panel.

Much of the focus of electrical and control panel designers is on selecting, arranging, and protecting internal components. After all ... some manufacturers have designed the structure to lock the ...

"They cut the wires too short," he noted. Instead, he recommends installing the panel first, all electrical components second (switches, lights, gauges), routing and securing the wires third ...