Lockout/Tagout.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules for hazardous energy sources)(Brief Article) From: Occupational Hazards | Date: January 1, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Penton Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Promulgated in 1989, OSHA's standard for the control of hazardous energy (1910.147), better known as lockout/tagout, is designed to prevent the accidental start-up of machines or other equipment during maintenance and servicing. Under the rule, hazardous energy sources must be "isolated and rendered inoperative" before work can begin. Hazardous energy sources include electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal and others.

According to OSHA, a lockout/...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Controlling hazardous energy sources through lockout/tagout. (includes related article) Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News ; Controlling hazardous energy sources through lockout/tagout Every year, thousands of workers are injured or killed as a result of inadequate or nonexistent control of hazardous energy sources. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that the general workforce as well as
	Lockout/Tagout.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules for hazardous energy sources)(Brief Article) Occupational Hazards ; Promulgated in 1989, OSHA's standard for the control of hazardous energy (1910.147), better known as lockout/tagout, is designed to prevent the accidental start-up of machines or other equipment during maintenance and servicing. Under the rule, hazardous energy sources must be isolated and rendered
	Lockout/Tagout: The Process of Controlling Hazardous Energy Professional Safety ; By Edward V. Grund; Published by National Safety Council, 1121 Lake Dr., Itasca, IL 60143-3201; phone (630) 2851121; hardcover, 420 pp.; $69.95. LOCKOUT/TAGOUT IS A COMPREHENSIVE examination of the control of all types of hazardous energy, primarily through lockout/tagout, but also via other
	Updating control of hazardous energy.(RIA Safety Column) Robotics World ; Opportunities to speak out on industrial safety continue to come my way, and I guess the bottom line is I enjoy doing it. Two recent events I participated in, though not directly robot related, were exciting industrial safety-related events that are of importance and should be of interest to the
	NIOSH alert addresses release of hazardous energy Professional Safety ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NOSH) has released "Alert. Preventing Worker Deaths from Uncon trolled Release of Electrical, Mechanical and Other Types of Hazardous Energy" The publication reviews five case reports and offers 11 recommendations designed to prevent death of or

See all results.