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OSHA Lockout Tagout Standard 1910.147(c)(1) - Energy Control Program

LOTO is intended to provide effective safety in the modern industrial workplace. It saves lives by protecting workers from hazardous energy, and it reduces downtime by streamlining and standardizing work processes. For successful implementation of Lockout Tagout in an industry, it is important to have awareness about LOTO and a well-developed LOTO System. Lack of knowledge and absence of LOTO system, leads to uncalled eventualities. Even with the re-occurrence of repeated incidences, the workers and the management are not sure that it is due to the absence of proper LOTO System in place.

The employer is to establish an Energy Control Program - comprising of the energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections, all of which help to ensure that the machine and equipment are properly isolated from their energy sources, and rendered inoperative prior to any servicing and maintenance.

A well-defined energy control policy and procedure helps in planned and systematic working of the machines and equipment; Employee training is needed to provide employees with knowledge, skills and motivation to effectively implement a successful Lockout Tagout Program; Audits & periodic inspections help companies insure that, they have the up-to-date & accurate devices and procedures that allow employees of the companies to safely de-energize the equipment.

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What is Machine Specific Procedure (MSP) and its Benefits

Machine Specific Lockout Tagout procedures are an integral part of any Energy control program. E-Square customized MSP procedures are the most sought after by its customers who value the life of their workers and safety of their establishments.

A Machine Specific Procedure (MSP) is a customized procedure drafted for each individual piece of equipment / machine that shows the location of isolation point, instructions for the isolation, energy sources & proper methods for isolation along with prescribed Lockout devices.

MSP will have pictorial representation for isolation, installed images of LOTO Device for making it easier to understand regular & the new workers.

Inadequate awareness of isolation process can lead to big hazards & many lives could be affected by the resulted accidents. MSP helps to eliminate such possibilities of incidences by providing instruction in written format.

Periodic inspections are mandatory to help ensure that the energy control procedures and the requirements of the standard are being properly followed.

E-Square is dedicated in providing Lockout Tagout procedure services for all the establishments & industries. On the basis of the onsite evaluations and analysis conducted by our engineers - procedures are drafted. The company provides the MSPs and the related products like the Energy Source Tags, supply of complete range of LOTO solutions, Tags with required Text / Graphics / languages, etc. are designed to fit to the requirements & budgets and at the same time meet the OSHA standard requirements.

Get more details about machine specific procedures and how to create those - https://www.safetylock.net/services/loto-machine-specific-procedure-msp/