Hazardous Energy Control
Servicing heavy machinery has been an extremely dangerous occupation for many years. In an attempt to reduce the possibility of injury or even death there have been standards created by OSHA and other groups to help limit the dangers. One of the main focuses of these standards was hazardous energy control. The idea is that when people are servicing machinery it is important to eliminate the power source so the machine can’t activate unexpectedly. Whether it is due to …
