Page 3 of 3. Controlling Hazardous Energy with Lockout/Tagout—Common Challenges and Best Practices. Dec 01, 2017; Workers began to specialize in operating and maintaining machinery in the ...

Lockout is the practice of isolating hazardous energy to a piece of machinery to prevent the mechanical motion of critical components and the flow of dangerous energy such as air, chemicals, water.

It addresses electrical power and the many other forms of energy that a machine or device may use. All forms of energy must be successfully restrained or dissipated in order for safe maintenance.

If possible, the equipment or machine shall be tested by a qualified person with the appropriate test equipment to determine whether the energy isolation has been effective. When die or safety blocks ...

Switzerland is at risk of energy isolation in Europe because of its position outside the EU, according to Jean Arnold Vinois, the acting director of the EU’s internal energy market directorate.