The transformation of traditional LOTO practices into digital lockout tagout systems is revolutionizing workplace safety. This shift aims to enhance efficiency and minimize errors in the lockout ...

To improve overall employee safety across plants and facilities, leaders at Southern Company Generation decided to switch from a tagout-based safety program to a lockout-tagout (LOTO) program. After ...

Many hazards can exist across a facility or plant of any size—whether it be electrical, chemical, pneumatic, thermal, gravitational or other energy that can harm personnel. Exposure to hazardous ...

In its simplest (and perhaps least effective) form, lockout/tagout (LOTO) consists of three steps: Identify the breaker (or fuse) that supplies power to your equipment. Open the breaker. Hang your ...

In order to prevent the unexpected energizing or startup of machinery or equipment during servicing or maintenance, a lockout/tagout plan must be custom-tailored to each facility. The lockout/tagout ...

Traditionally, lockout/tagout is treated as a one-off encounter each time. Even if six maintenance electricians have each performed lockout/tagout on the same machine several times, the “new guy” ...

The control of hazardous energy in the workplace continues to be a challenge for many employers. According to OSHA, failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10 percent of the serious ...

Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a list of the top 10 most-cited safety violations, with lockout/tagout (also known as LOTO) ranking year after year, along ...

On June 22, 2023, a worker at a rubber hose manufacturing plant suffered severe crushing injuries when powered belts that were still energized and unguarded pulled him into a machine. OSHA later ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- When it comes to controlling hazardous energy, we tend to focus on the mechanic, technician or the authorized employee’s responsibilities. These individuals perform the ...