A lack of lockout and tag-out training led to employee injury at a Hostess facility, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has concluded. For that and other alleged violations, the agency ...

The purpose of this program is to ensure that all WMU employees are protected from unintended machine motion or unintended release of energy which could cause injury when they set up, adjust, repair, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is hitting hard at the issue of lockout/tag-out and machine safety guarding and putting a laser focus on amputations that could result ...

The pros and cons of traditional LOTO procedures versus modern electronic LOTO systems, and how each method impacts safety, efficiency, and standards compliance. When Wayne Rothering went to work at a ...

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 ...