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It’s Time to (Toolbox) Talk About Machine Guarding

According to OSHA, machine operators suffer approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, abrasions, and over 800 deaths per year. Sometimes the topics that seem like common knowledge aren’t talked about enough. Choosing a specific “problem” topic for your toolbox talks can go a long way in maintaining safety among workers. In the case of machine…

Practical Program Advice to Overcome Lockout/Tagout Violations

Lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures are needed before servicing or performing maintenance on equipment, machines or vehicles. They apply to situations that require control of hazardous energy when employees are involved in activities such as constructing, installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, maintaining or servicing. There are many requirements for implementing LOTO at a workplace, such as…

3 Ways Lockout/Tagout Can Go Wrong

When a piece of equipment needs servicing, workers must take caution to lock it correctly when performing maintenance tasks. When lockout/tagout is done improperly, major injuries and fatalities can—and do—occur as a result. There are many ways lockout/tagout can go wrong but three major factors, in particular, can spell disaster in any workplace. Controls not…

Lockout/Tagout Best Practices

The basic premise of lockout/tagout (LOTO) is simple: ensure equipment, machinery or vehicles are safe to service or perform maintenance on by locking energy-isolating devices on them (or attaching tags if locking is impossible).  The goal is to ensure authorized employees can complete their work without fear of a machine starting (or being started) while…