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GO FOR ZERO with Lockout/Tagout
Brady expert Dominique Roosen explains why companies should include Lockout/Tagout in their go for zero programme and highlights important implementation steps
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any companies are creating a go for zero safety programme to further
reduce and ultimately ban accidents from the workplace. Lockout/Tagout can save lives during machine maintenance and interventions in production facilities. Around 15-20% of workplace accidents can be avoided with Lockout/Tagout which is why the procedure should be part of any ambitious go for zero programme that bans accidents from the workplace.
MACHINE SPECIFIC ISOLATION In principle Lockout/Tagout isolates machines from their energy supply during interventions which prevents them from being reactivated prematurely. To implement Lockout/ Tagout in the workplace machine specific procedures need to list the necessary steps to isolate every machine. Writing these specific procedures requires some expertise and a thorough knowledge of Lockout/Tagout principles. Brady Corporation supports companies in creating and writing safe machine specific procedures based on worldwide best practice.
EASILY IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES Machine-specific procedures need to be evaluated by several stakeholders, often spread out over various sites. Brady proposes the LINK360 software to easily
Specific lockout devices exist to lock energy control points in the off-position
introduce, approve or edit, scale and communicate machine-specific procedures for Lockout/Tagout. Once approved LINK360 enables users to upload on-site pictures of the machinery and its energy isolation points. The cloud-based software can print machine-specific procedures so they can be displayed near machines.
TOOLS AND DEVICES To actively isolate a machine in line with the company-approved procedures a number of lockout devices and padlocks are needed. For every energy isolation point including handles, buttons, valves and levers a Lockout/Tagout device exists that blocks them in the off-position. A padlock will lock the device itself in place so that machinery that is being serviced cannot be re-energised accidentally. With best practice machine-specific procedures software to easily create and evaluate them and the tools to isolate any machine from its energy sources companies can avoid accidents during machine interventions and push a go for zero programme to the next level. Request the Lockout/Tagout guide book Safer machine interventions for more information about Lockout/Tagout.
Brady
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12 FEBRUARY 2016 | FACTORY EQUIPMENT / FACTORYEQUIPMENT
Above: clear, machine-specific lockout steps can be attached to a machine
Below: co-workers can quickly check which lockout device to apply for safe machine interventions
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