The concept of lockout tagout(LOTO) may not be familiar by the public. However, it is very important to apply these steps to
Which places should be locked out and tagged out?
1. The equipment is routinely maintained, repaired, adjusted, cleaned, inspected and debugged. In the towers, tanks, reactors, heat exchangers, and other facilities to carry out live, enter the limited space, fire, dismantling and other operations.
2. High pressure work
3. Operations that need to temporarily shut down the security system
4. Non-technical maintenance, work during commissioning
On the OSHA standard, there is a special standard called Lock out Tag out isolation lock. To put it simply: Safety locks refer to the devices used when some valves, circuit breakers, electrical switches and other mechanical equipment need to be locked. . Safety locks are part of a complete lockout and tagout package. A method of preventing personal injury or property damage due to the accidental release of hazardous energy by installing lockout devices and hanging warning labels. It is suitable for a series of equipment operations such as equipment maintenance, maintenance, calibration, inspection, transformation, installation, testing, cleaning, and disassembly during the planned equipment downtime.
Locks are a kind of safety tool that people often use and come into contact with. Industrial safety locks are generally used in workshops, offices and other occasions for tagging and locking. Industrial safety locks are one of many locks, and one of the industrial safety locks. One is the isolation lock, which is also the most common and widely used safety lock. It plays an irreplaceable role in ensuring that the energy of the equipment is absolutely turned off and the equipment is kept in a safe state.
Purpose of using industrial safety lock
One is to prevent misoperation. Because in industrial production, equipment needs frequent maintenance and repair. In these processes, in order to ensure safety, it is necessary to lock and isolate relevant safety parts to prevent misoperation due to carelessness. Accident. The second is to prevent safety accidents. Generally, the equipment or places that need to be locked are important or have potential safety hazards, such as warehouses, power supplies, flammable items, oil tanks, etc. Locking prevents unrelated people from approaching and entering, So as to play a role in preventing safety accidents.
The third is to warn and remind, that is, to remind relevant personnel to pay attention that such places cannot be approached and operated at will.
Post time: Oct-21-2022
