lockout tagout procedures

• Saving Lives with Lockout/Tagout

The federal lockoutytagout standard published by OSHA in 1989 was designed to prevent injuries and deaths caused by accidental start-up of equipment during maintenance or servicing.

... includes specific practices and procedures to safeguard Airmen if an unexpected start-up of m...

• Combat Edge
• Vol. 16 Nbr. 3, September 2007

• Quarterly Award Winners

During the criti- cal landing phase he experienced a rare PTO shaft failure resulting in the loss of his main and standby generators along with both system A and B hydraulics, and caused the Emergency Power Unit to fire. Due to an ex- tended delay in emergency response, the aircraft battery subsequently failed and Capt Arki was forced to execute an extremely difficult task in the F-16, manually raising the canopy, after which he successfully egressed the aircraft in a hazardous environment without adequate oxygen supply.

... reactions to separate emergency procedures resulted in the safe recovery of a $25 million Air... also carefully scru- tinized the wing's Lockout/Tagout and Confined Space Programs. Discovering se...

• Combat Edge
• Vol. 18 Nbr. 2, July 2009

• Ground Safety

As the Unit Safety Representative for the 2nd Civil Engineering Squadron, TSgt Patrick Schneider expertly directed an ambitious multifaceted safety program for over 500 active duty personnel and civilians in 24 sections. Schneider's proactive efforts ingrained a rock-solid culture of safety awareness and risk management in the squadron and earned him the Award of Distinction.

..., fall protection and lock out/tag out procedures. Sgt Schneider completely turned around the safety... shop in the unit, helping them maintain lockout/tagout, confined space, and fall protection progra...

• Combat Edge
• Vol. 14 Nbr. 4, September 2005