Deenergize – Be Proactive About Your Safety
The number one way to prevent electrical injuries and deaths is to deenergize the equipment being worked on. It might take a little more time and planning, but your life and health are worth it. Be proactive about deenergizing equipment and taking steps to ensure that your work environment stays safe.
Lockout/Tagout Helps Prevent the Unexpected
Lockout/Tagout procedures safeguard workers from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment. They also can prevent the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.
Too Many Workers Put Themselves at Risk
Each day, nearly 3 million workers participate in work activities where lockout/tagout procedures could protect them. Unfortunately, too many workers still put themselves unnecessarily at risk by working energized or not following their company’s lockout/tagout procedures. Failure to comply with OSHA’s lockout/tagout standard is listed as one of the top violations year after year.
TOP 10 OSHA VIOLATION (2002-2007)
- Scaffolding
- Hazard Communication
- Fall Protection
- Respiratory Protection
- Lockout/Tagout
- Electrical - Wiring Methods
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Machine Guarding
- Ladders
- Electrical - General Requiremet
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Lockout/Tagout Could Save Your Life
By always deenergizing and following established lockout/tagout procedures, lives are being saved. Compliance to OSHA’s lockout/tagout procedures prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries each year. Workers injured on the job from exposure to hazardous energy lose an average of 24 workdays for recuperation.
