Tame Power Sources with Lock-Out/Tag-Out

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• Personal Author:
  Backus A
• Description:
  Have you wondered why there is a hole in the flat prong of an electrical plug or in a circuit breaker handle" these holes became mandatory back on Jan. 2, 1990 as a safety measure because they allow for a wire or a special device to be inserted into the holes and locked so that the electrical device cannot be plugged in or that a breaker can be locked in open-circuit position. Why is this locking-our necessary? There have been many cases in which people were injured or killed because a piece of equipment or an appliance remained connected to its energy source while it was being worked on. We are often warned that it is not enough to merely turnoff an appliance before working on it because of the risk of electrical shock if it is still connected to the energy source. Moreover, accidents have happened when employees who were cleaning machinery with rotating parts have been caught in them when they were accidentally turned on, resulting in serious injury, amputation or fatality. There was a fatal accident in the fishing industry several years back when a fisherman was pulled into the drive shaft he was working on after the strings on his hooded sweatshirt became caught in the rotating shaft. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Environmental Exposure Hunting Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Electrical Charge Electrical Equipment Electrical Hazards Electrical Safety Electrical Shock Electrical Systems Electric Properties Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Exposure Levels Fishing Fishing Industry Lockout Tagout Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Risk Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Training Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0273-6713
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062223
• Citation:
  Commercial Fish News 2008 Jan; :18B
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Backus, MS, Director of Outreach, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
• Email:
  abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Commercial Fisheries News
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:04595c7fa0a70e6247b598dcba8d3fabcda410d7e17af2b5803b1b274216ab28e1b39bf30326380a73aeb7fc18e2b54387acc95c548acbace720bd7a36bc5faa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225517/cdc_225517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 328.74 KB ]