Optimizing Safety and Efficiency with Alternative Lockout Tagout Measures
When it comes to safeguarding personnel from dangerous energy, safety experts must take a moment to reflect and determine if comprehensive Lockout Tagout, and total de-energization, is required or whether alternative measures of protection may be used. As with standard LOTO energy control procedures, the employer must document the alternative control measures systems in a procedural format and teach staff to distinguish between the necessity for LOTO and the usage of alternative protection measures.