Safety Council Monthly Meeting 10/09/13

The Ashland Area Safety Council Meets monthly on the 2nd Weds. of each month.

Electricity Doesn't Understand "Tag You're It!" - But YOU Should! Lock Out / Tag Out Standards
Speaker: Rob Powell, Mansfield Service Office, DS&H Industrial Safety Consultant Specialist - Employer Management Services

Lockout-tagout (LOTO) or lock and tag is a safety procedure which is used in industry and research settings to ensure that dangerous machines are properly shut off and not started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or servicing work. It requires that hazardous power sources be "isolated and rendered inoperative" before any repair procedure is started. "Lock and tag" works in conjunction with a lock usually locking the device or the power source with the hasp, and placing it in such a position that no hazardous power sources can be turned on. The procedure requires that a tag be affixed to the locked device indicating that it should not be turned on.