BENEFITS

Companies have a duty to protect workers both while using equipment and machinery for their intended purpose and when repairing and maintaining that equipment. The primary way of fulfilling that duty is through what’s called “lockout,” which is when a equipment has been turned off and rendered inoperable with the use of a lock.  In order to ensure that all the hazards of a piece of equipment or machinery are identified, it’s necessary to do a hazard identification and risk assessment. The easiest way to do this is by using the Lockout Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment Worksheet, which lists […]