What are the benefits of lockout and tagout?

1 What are the benefits of lockout and tagout? First, reduce the risk of work-related injuries and save the lives of employees. About 10% of all industrial accidents are caused by the failure to properly control the power source. Data shows that about 250,000 accidents are related to this every year, of which 50,000 are injured and more than 100 Case fatal. OSHA research in the United States shows that the control of the power source with a registered padlock can reduce the casualty rate by 25%-50%. The most valuable resource of an enterprise – employees Second, the advantage of production efficiency The statistical average shows that non-fatal industrial accidents will bring direct and indirect medical expenses of more than 30,000 US dollars to the factory. In the event of a fatal accident, this cost could be upwards of $1 million!. Civil lawsuit fines can also often run into the millions! In such incidents, not only workers can be injured, but equipment and machinery can also be damaged, resulting in costly repairs and lengthy downtime, productivity will also decline. 2 For enterprises, the occurrence of industrial accidents is unpredictable, which brings to enterprises different levels of personnel, large economic losses, and industrial accidents. A series of problems such as production stoppage and work stoppage caused by the occurrence of the accident, but with the improvement of safety awareness, we will look for different methods to reduce the probability of this happening. Padlocking is achieved by installing locking devices and hanging warning labels Prevent personal injury or property damage due to accidental release of hazardous energy. It is suitable for equipment maintenance, maintenance, calibration, inspection, modification, installation, testing and cleaning during the planned equipment downtime. 3Why lock out and tag out? First, it can prevent accidental operations and avoid accidents, and secondly, it can improve production efficiency, and any loss of personnel and property will reduce production efficiency. To a certain extent, reducing the loss of personnel and property is helping enterprises save costs. The accidents that occur in our daily work are just the tip of the iceberg, and many safety hazards are lurking around us. In order to prevent accidents to the greatest extent, it is particularly important to eliminate potential safety hazards. For the safety of you and me, please lock and tag out! ! !

 

Maria Lee       

Marst Safety Equipment (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd

No. 36, Fagang South Road, Shuanggang Town, Jinnan District,

Tianjin, China

Tel: +86 22-28577599

Mob:86-18920760073


Post time: Sep-07-2022