LOCKOUT/TAGOUT procedures specify the steps electricians must follow to remove power from an electrical circuit or panel and to lock out and tag the panel or circuit so no one can re-energize it ...

He read the existing lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedure, which referenced the correct 480V breaker in the MCC room. After radioing the control room to shut down the exhaust fan, he pushed “Stop” on the ...

Follow lockout/tagout procedures, as appropriate. Electrical plug and cord safety: Do not remove the prongs of an electrical plug. If plug prongs are missing, loose, or bent, replace the entire plug.

Safety First—Mitigating Safety Risks in Electrical and Control Systems. Components like proper PPE, Lockout/Tagout and clear hazard communication are essential to implementing “safety first ...

It is a common practice to lockout and/or tagout control devices. In a nuclear power plant’s control room with its many analog controls, you might (for example) see red covers over specific switches.

You can follow your lockout/tagout procedures 100% but still have related dangers if you aren't actively looking for unsafe conditions. Any procedure that attempts to list such conditions would miss ...

Workers must also adhere to requirements while working on electrical circuits and equipment. Employees servicing or maintaining equipment may be exposed to serious physical harm or death if the ...

For instance, the electrical standards require that a qualified person verify, using test equipment, that the circuit elements and equipment parts have been de-energized (see §1910.333(b)(2)(iv)). The ...

I was an electrical apprentice, and my crew had taken precautions to lockout/tagout. That means removing the power source, and clearly locking and labeling the equipment so others won’t turn it on.

The work of servicing and maintaining a fleet of trucks presents a wide assortment of potential dangers to technicians, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “lockout-tagout ...