Lockout-Tagout
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Lockout-Tagout
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#2This is a large part of my job because all equipment must be locked out before it is serviced.
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#3https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2018/10/intel_sued...
Pretty recent death caused partially by not following this procedure.
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#4John Ward recently did a video on various lockout-tagout devices for electrical systems: https://youtu.be/3fMueAINzcI
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#5This is unofficially gaining a 3rd step: "Try out". Sometimes people fail to properly lock and tag, and it's usually worth physically testing that the equipment is actually disabled before someone is injured or killed due to incorrect locking / tagging.
EDIT: This is obviously mentioned in the article! Mea culpa ;-)
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#6When I started at the Lawrence Journal-World (the company who Open Sourced Django) I was forced to watch a really old cheesy video about Lock-Out Tag-Out which at the seemed stupid for a web developer. Then I was walked to the office past some of the biggest machines I’d ever been near to that point in my life. Then I got it.
It definitely saved a few peoples limbs at that company alone.
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#7Side note: The most secure locks that Master makes (in regards to being pick resistant) are their LOTO padlocks, and they are usually about $10. Most of their other consumer locks are pretty easy to bypass with basic picks, but get marketed as being the "best" in security and cost a lot more.
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#8I started up a piece of industrial equipment that some one was working on just out of site. He didn't lock it out or even disconnect the power at the switch right next to him. He screamed at me when his arm almost got ripped off. It's an amazing mix of terror for having almost hurt someone and rage at that same person for putting you in that position.
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#9After working in mining for a long while, where this kind of isolation procedure is standard and is taken very seriously (pretty much any breach of procedure is an instantly firable offense) it's terrifying coming back home and seeing people working on house wiring etc. with nothing more than a turned-off circuit breaker protecting them from electrocution or other injury. I've seen some trades start to pick up isolation procedures but they're generally still far behind industry best practices.
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#10Side note: The most secure locks that Master makes (in regards to being pick resistant) are their LOTO padlocks, and they are usually about $10. Most of their other consumer locks are pretty easy to bypass with basic picks, but get marketed as being the "best" in security and cost a lot more.
In my experience this is not true. Some LO/TO locks even have plastic shackles and bodies (for the obvious electrical work). They’re not supposed to be pick proof and super secure—they’re a visual and physical reminder that the system is secured for worker safety. If a lock needs to be removed by someone other than the lock owner there is an OSHA process to remove out that involves cutting and discarding that particular lock.