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锁定/ tagout程序误解

As an EHS Consultant, we enjoy assisting companies with implementing lockout/tagout and confined space programs. Our clients understand the importance of a strong safety culture and the safety of their employees. They implement safety programs and training, and seek employee buy-in, to achieve the goal of a strong safety culture. They consider the risks employees may be exposed to and identify ways of mitigating those risks and develop their programs accordingly.

we often perform audits and gap assessments of our clients’ current company programs and often find that we are addressing many of the same issues across multiple employers. Some of these issues are attributed to confusion on the applicability of the standard. Some common misconceptions are:

我不需要一个程序,因为我们使用承包商来完成维护活动,我们的员工不会执行锁定/ tagout

在许多情况下,您可以选择通过承包商执行工作来消除对您自己的员工的锁定/ Tagout相关风险。虽然这是一个良好的做法,可以用来降低员工的风险,常见的误解是,通过承包商执行工作,消除了风险,并且不需要锁定Tagout程序和程序。虽然具有承包商执行这些服务是真的,但对员工的风险降低,但它不会消除危险和公司的责任。雷电竞首页因此,有一个锁定/塔丁计划,可以保护员工和承包商,他们可以在锁定/标记下的设备下工作。

使用锁定/标记下的设备的员工必须接受意识级别,因为这些员工受到影响的员工。职业安全和健康管理局(OSHA)将受影响的员工定义为员工,其工作要求他或她运营或使用正在锁定或标记下进行维修或维护的机器或设备,或者工作要求他或者她在正在进行这样的服务或维护的区域工作。尽管承包商在设备上执行维护,但您可能仍可能对影响或使用设备的影响员工。

OSHA requires affected employees to be trained on the purpose and use of energy control procedures. Additionally, OSHA requires employees who work in an area where lockout/tagout is utilized to be trained in the use of the procedure and about preventing them from attempting to remove a tag and/or lock and trying to re-energize the equipment. As you can see, the training element of a lockout tagout program is necessary.

此外,29个联邦法规(CFR)§1910.147(c)(1)要求雇主建立一个能量控制程序,该计划包括能量控制程序,培训和定期检查,然后员工在意外启动的机器或设备上进行维修或维护或释放该设备的能量可能导致伤害。承包商可能正在执行维护;但是,当他们执行该设备的服务时,可以在标准下涵盖主人员工。29CFR§1910.147(f)(2)(i)要求承包商和主雇主互相通知其各自的锁定Tagout程序。

我们的运营商可以使用电子停止而不是锁定标记清除机器中的卡纸

Clearing jams in machines is defined as part of servicing and/or maintenance under OSHA’s lockout/tagout standard. If employees may be exposed to the unexpected energization or startup of the equipment or release of hazardous energy, there is the potential for undesired hazards. The use of an Emergency Stop (E-Stop) is not an effective protection for energy control. This is due to several reasons; the E-stop only stops the equipment from one location and the equipment could be restarted inadvertently by another employee while an employee is clearing the jam. The E-stop is only a control and does not disconnect power to the machine or isolate the energy source. It may be possible to use E-stops in combination with other control measures such as delayed startup, alarms, and interlocked guards if those safety devices provide an alternative effective control for minor servicing, such as clearing a jam.

We Don’t Need to Do Lockout/Tagout Because Our Machines Have Interlocked Guards That Shut Down the Machine During Maintenance

While machine interlocks provide an excellent control measure preventing employees from inadvertent injuries associated with removing or opening guards, they are not an alternative measure for lockout/tagout. Interlocks use control logic to stop the machine, but electrical power is still being supplied. Again, the ultimate goal is to completely de-energize the equipment and isolate any hazards before work is completed on the machine.

在维护强大的安全文化的同时,仍然优先考虑我们的客户,但许多误解都是关于计划要求的。虽然这些误解可能是常见的,但是,它是安全专家,如布劳恩Intertec的那些,即解决这些误解,评估了符合性的差距,并确保这些计划正确实施 - 并具有全面的雷竞技好Newbee赞助商培训 - 以避免风险或受伤。

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