How to use lockout tagout

  It is not uncommon for safety accidents to be caused by the accidental opening of the machine switch during the maintenance work on the construction site. What can we do? Lockout tagout can solve this problem. Lockout tagout is a method of industrial security. The purpose is to ensure that the equipment using the power source is turned off and maintained in a safe state. Prevent the misoperation of machinery and equipment, causing casualties. Next, let us take a closer look at how to use lockout tagout.

Here is the content list:

• Prepare a safety plan

• The form of lockout tagout

• The management standard of lockout tagout

Prepare a safety plan

• Before production, to avoid possible hazards caused by an accidental release of hazardous energy and materials, the sources and types of all hazardous energy and materials in the equipment, system, or environment in the production area should be identified. And confirm the effective isolation point. According to the identified dangerous energy and materials and the possible hazards, a safety lockout solution is compiled, and the isolation method, isolation point, and lockout tagout station list are clearly defined.

The form of lockout tagout

• There are two forms of lockout tagout, single-person single isolation point lockout tagout, and multi-person single isolation point lockout tagout.

  
  

• Single operation, single isolation point lockout tagout: Operators and operators use their locks to lockout tagout the isolation points.

  
  

• There are two ways for multiple people to work together to lockout tagout to a single isolation point: all operators and operators lock their locks on the isolation point, or use group lock boxes to lock the isolation point. The key of the group lock boxes is placed in the lockbox, and all operators and operators use personal locks to lockout tagout the group lock boxes.

The management standard of lockout tagout

• Personal locks and keys are kept by individuals and indicate the names of the users.

  
  

• Personal locks cannot be borrowed from each other; collective locks should be marked on the lock list of group lock boxes with the name, number, date, reason, and other information of the locked system or equipment. Locks and keys should have unique corresponding numbers, and collective locks should be kept in a centralized manner and stored in places that are easy to access. The lockout tagout tags should indicate the employee's name, contact information, lockout date, isolation point, and reason.

  
  

• The lockout tagout tags cannot be altered, and need to meet the requirements of the lockout tagout usage environment and deadline.

  
  

• Many production facilities will be equipped with lockout tagout. Whether the performance of the lockout tagout is intact plays a key role in the safe operation of the device. The lockout tagout is to ensure that they maintain the correct switch position to avoid human error, thereby ensuring the safe operation of the system. When the power supply must be kept off, the lockout tagout can prevent the operator from mistakenly turning on the power supply by mistake.

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