Brady is an international manufacturer of lockout/tagout solutions, an essential part of any workplace accident prevention programme, and an increasingly popular tool to ensure system security and safe interventions on the machines by isolating them from their energy sources.
As authorised retailers of Brady brand products, we explain the main lockout/tagout points to assist companies along the road to an enhanced safety working environment. The Lockout/Tagout Guide elucidates the implementation of the safety procedures known as lockout/tagout and answers the following questions:
Lockout/tagout is an important safety practice that consists of deactivating the electrical circuits, closing the valves, neutralising extreme temperatures and securing the moving parts so that no dangerous energy is re-introduced while performing an intervention on a machine. In this manner, maintenance personnel can perform their tasks as safely as possible while at the same time keeping the company running efficiently.
The most successful lockout/tagout programmes are those conceived by thinking of safety as a whole, i.e., ensuring that staff training, instructional procedures, the right products and a commitment to continuous improvement are part of the lockout/tagout project. Through the Lockout/Tagout Guide an organisation can obtain great benefits.
The best way to start off is to establish the 6 essential safety elements obtained through a lockout/tagout procedure and then use this as a basis for improving the programme.
In general, a lockout/tagout programme entails creating, maintaining and updating specific procedures for each machine, identifying the energy control points, defining equipment lists and hierarchies, determining training and planning modalities. For these tasks to remain manageable, let us break them down into 6 key elements.
7 are the lockout/tagout tools that help quickly implement a company's lockout/tagout policy and the specific procedures for each machine in the different departments:
Lockout/tagout procedures make it possible to perform interventions on the machinery more safely and can help a company achieve compliance with standards. The Lockout/Tagout Guide also lists the applicable regulations that explicitly mention the lockout/tagout procedures or refer to the isolation/neutralisation of a machine undergoing maintenance or repairs.
For further information and to receive the Guide (only available in Italian), please write to the following e-mail address marketing@lanzigroup.com