Jason Anthony is the lockout/tagout expert at Lewellyn Technology, an industry leader in workplace safety services that provides an unbiased, comprehensive, high-quality approach to electrical and combustible dust safety solutions and training.
OSHA’s General Industry’s standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) 29 CFR 1910.147 addresses one of the most important safety regulations to protect workers from injury: lockout/tagout. The standard requires workers to isolate energy during servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment to prevent the unexpected startup or release of energy.