Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Workers servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may be seriously injured or killed if hazardous energy is not properly controlled. Injuries resulting from the failure to control hazardous energy during maintenance activities can be serious or fatal!
Authorized employees must be trained in recognizing hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of energy found, and the means and methods of isolating and/or controlling the energy?
Failure to control hazardous energy may result in electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, or fracturing body parts, and others. For example, an effective Lockout/Tagout Program would have prevented the following accidents:
- A steam valve is automatically turned on, burning workers who are repairing a downstream connection in the piping.
- A jammed conveyor system suddenly releases, crushing a worker who is trying to clear the jam.
- Internal wiring on a piece of factory equipment electrically shorts, shocking an employee who is repairing the equipment.
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5-6. Who must be trained in recognizing hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of energy found, and the means and methods of isolating and/or controlling the energy?
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