Preventing injuries with lockout/tagout.(workplace safety)

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Picture yourself working inside a huge machine, tending to its maintenance. Suddenly the machine springs to life, powerful metal gears grinding around you, placing you in mortal danger.

That is exactly the sort of terrifying scenario that lockout/tagout is meant to prevent. Lockout/ tagout is a procedure to disable equipment to protect workers from either an unexpected release of energy or an accidental start-up while performing job activities.

When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revealed the 10 most-violated OSHA standards, based ...

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