Lockout/tagout purpose

Question 1

What’s the greatest danger when working with electricity ?

What does one of the standards say to prevent this?

Answer 1

Someone unknowingly powers on an equipment piece someone else is working on
OSHA requires the locking out of all power sources and to develop procedure and train all employees

Question 2

What’s a lockout?
How’s it done?
Where should you do it?

Answer 2

The process of blocking flow of energy from a power source to a equipment
Using a type of lock
As close to the circuit as possible

Question 3

What’s a tagout?

Answer 3

Putting a tag on power source to warn others

Not a physical restraint like a lockout

Question 4

What do personnel do about lockout/tagouts?

Answer 4

Only they, the person working on the equipment, can put on a lockout/tagout and remove it