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Safety
Perfect Pick® Cortex™ Operator Manual
OPEX Corporation
2.6. Lock-out Tag-out (LOTO) Procedures
2.6.1. What is Lockout Tag-out?
Lockout Tag-out (LOTO) is a safety procedure to ensure that a machine is
safely shut off and cannot be powered up or operated while maintenance or
repair work is performed. During a LOTO event, Authorized service personnel
must install locking devices, including padlocks and warning tags, to the
machine’s power controls, electrical plug or remote electrical disconnect switch
(see examples in Figure 2-3). The LOTO devices must
only
be removed by the
Authorized service personnel, once they determine that the work is complete
and the machine is safe to operate.
Figure 2-3: Examples of LOTO devices installed
WARNING
Only Authorized Employees are permitted to perform the LOTO Procedures.
Lockout device(s) MUST be installed to the machine before servicing to
prevent power from being applied while working on the machine.
Operators and/or other Affected Employees: Do not attempt to remove or
defeat the lockout devices or operate the machine while it is locked out.