Working on or near exposed energized equipment and circuits can be extremely dangerous if safe work practices are not followed. That’s why MSHA heavily focuses on electrical and lock-out safety and compliance. It is critical that employers provide employees with the appropriate training, procedures and lock-out equipment to safely de-energize equipment and circuits before electrical work is done.
Follow these 10 steps to ensure equipment is safely locked out to keep your workers safe. (more…)
May is National Electrical Safety Month, making it the perfect time for you to promote the importance of electrical safety. You can do this by creating and increasing electrical safety awareness in your workplace and home. Whether you are a business owner, safety director, electrician or maintenance professional, safety should always be your number one priority.
May is National Electrical Safety Month!
The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) can help you start on your journey to an electrically safe workplace. This non-profit organization promotes electrical safety at homes, schools, and offices by educating and engaging the public in campaigns about electrical fire prevention, injuries and fatalities.
One aspect of electrical safety that the campaign focuses on is lockout. Lockout/tagout procedures protect workers from unexpected energization or start-up of equipment. These can also prevent the release of hazardous energy during equipment service or maintenance. The fact is, nearly three million professionals work with lockout tagout equipment everyday. Unfortunately, too many workers still put themselves at risk by ignoring proper lockout/tagout procedures. (more…)
With Universal Breaker Lock-Outs, you won’t have to buy separate lock-outs for different machines.
Nothing beats machinery expenses and lockout tagout (LOTO) accidents like preventive maintenance. In manufacturing companies with production lines heavily dependent on machines, a broken piece of equipment can paralyze the day’s operations. As a result, machine preventive maintenance takes a huge chunk of time in these companies’ routines, and the common “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” rule is a big no-no.
For all the trouble it could save you, employ effective preventive maintenance in your facility. How to begin? Follow these four easy steps: (more…)
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Control of hazardous energy is the fifth most commonly cited violation of 2012. You can put the blame of about 10% of the reported workplace accidents and fatalities on lock-out tag-out (LOTO) failures alone. No surprise there. LOTO mishaps have always been in the top 10 list of workplace injuries of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Forgetting locks, obviously, is one of workers’ all-time consecutive mistakes.
Now here comes the silver lining. Although LOTO is in the running for the notorious top 10, the number of reported cases has been in steady decline. Complying with OSHA’s lockout standards saves around 120 lives and prevents 50,000 injuries every year. It is for small wins like this that Emedco, your partner in workplace safety and security, never sleeps on the job and is always ready to take on new ideas in the name of product innovation.
With Emedco Originals, you can save more lives and prevent more injuries! Here are some of our original products that can help you tackle common LOTO problems. (more…)
Lockout/tagout products can help you start or improve your lockout/tagout program.
Lock out tag out (LOTO) violations consistently rank high on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s yearly list of mine safety offenses. So the question remains, why are the number of reported accidents caused by moving machinery still so high? The answer is simple: either there’s no LOTO program in place, or the program isn’t being followed correctly.
Creating and maintaining a compliant and safe LOTO program should be at the top of any mine site safety priority list. Here are some of the lockout/tagout program basics you can’t miss:
