Devices
Lockout Devices
Lockout devices, which usually take the form of locks, are used to secure energy-isolation devices in a secure, turned off, or neutral position.
Lockout Device
They provide protection by preventing machines or equipment from becoming energized because they are positive restraints that no one can remove without a key or other unlocking mechanism, or through extraordinary means, such as bolt cutters.
Tagout Devices
Tagout devices, by contrast, are prominent warning devices that an authorized employee fastens to energy-isolating devices to warn employees not to re-energize the machine while he or she services or maintains it.
Tagout devices are easier to remove and, by themselves, provide employees with less protection than do lockout devices.
Tagout Device
Lockout and Tagout Device
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
1-4. Lockout devices hold energy-isolation devices in a _____ position.
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