Using Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Injury and Death during Machine Maintenance

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2011-156, April 2011
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Workers are at risk of severe injury and death during machine maintenance and servicing if proper lockout and tagout procedures are not followed. NIOSH recommends developing and implementing a hazardous energy control program including lockout and tagout procedures and worker training to prevent such incidents.

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Using Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Injury and Death during Machine Maintenance

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Explica los procedimientos de bloqueo y etiquetado durante el mantenimiento de maquinarias.

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NIOSH [2011]. Using lockout & tagout procedures to prevent injury and death during machine maintenance. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-156.

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