Hazardous energy in occupational safety and health is any source of energy (including electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, hydraulic, and pneumatic sources of energy) that "can be hazardous to workers", such as from discharge of stored energy.[1][2] [3] Failure to control the unexpected release of energy can lead to machine-related injuries or fatalities. The risk from these sources of energy can be controlled in a number of ways, including access control procedures such as lockout-tagout.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Control of Hazardous Energy". Occupational Safety and Health Administration. United States Department of Labor.
- ^ Safety, Government of Canada, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and. "(none)". www.ccohs.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Safety, Government of Canada, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and. "(none)". www.ccohs.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Using lockout and tagout procedures to prevent injury and death during machine maintenance". 2011-04-01. doi:10.26616/NIOSHPUB2011156.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "NIOSH alert: preventing worker deaths from uncontrolled release of electrical, mechanical, and other types of hazardous energy". 1999-08-01. doi:10.26616/NIOSHPUB99110.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Parker, David L.; Yamin, Samuel C.; Xi, Min; Brosseau, Lisa M.; Gordon, Robert; Most, Ivan G.; Stanley, Rodney (January 2016). "Findings From the National Machine Guarding Program". Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 58 (1): 61–68. doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000594. ISSN 1076-2752. PMC 4961089. PMID 26716850.
External links[edit]
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, OSH Answers Fact Sheets- Hazardous Energy Control Programs
- Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout. OSHA Publication 3120, (Revised 2002). This booklet presents OSHA's general requirements for controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous energy.
- Health and Safety Executive, Electrical safety and you, a brief guide
- Lockout/Tagout. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002). Also available in Spanish.
- National Occupational Research Agenda- Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout and other means)