Countless workers have been seriously injured or killed because they did not ensure that all forms of hazardous energy were dissipated and locked and tagged out before conducting maintenance, repairs, servicing or new installations on equipment. This article explains what lockout/tagout is and six things supervisors need to know regarding their duties surrounding hazardous energy control. Thousands of workers have been seriously injured or killed because they did not ensure that hazardous energy sources associated with machinery were locked out and tagged out before undertaking maintenance, repairs, servicing or new installations— only to have another unsuspecting worker come along and activate […]