I-LOTO yakha isisekelo esiqinile sokuthobela imithetho futhi inika amandla amabhizinisi ukufeza intuthuko yesikhathi eside, yekhwalithi ephezulu, kanye neqhubekayo kwezokuphepha.

I-LOTO yakha isisekelo esiqinile sokuthobela imithetho futhi inika amandla amabhizinisi ukufeza intuthuko yesikhathi eside, yekhwalithi ephezulu, kanye neqhubekayo kwezokuphepha.
Ukukhiqizwa kokuphepha kuyisisekelo sokusinda kwebhizinisi kanye nesisekelo sentuthuko yalo. Ukusebenza kokuthobela imithetho kuyisidingo esiyinhloko sebhizinisi ukuze liqhubeke kahle nangokuzinzile. Phakathi kwezinyathelo ezahlukene zokulawula ukuphepha ekukhiqizweni kwezimboni, i-lockout-tagout (i-LOTO) isebenza njengohlelo oluqinile lokuhlukanisa amandla ayingozi. Akuyona nje inqubo elula yokusebenza; kunalokho, amandla ayinhloko avumela amabhizinisi ukuthi asebenzise imithethonqubo yokukhiqiza ukuphepha, agweme izingozi zokuthobela imithetho, ahlanganise izisekelo zokuphatha, futhi afeze ukusebenza kwesikhathi eside. Esikhathini samanje lapho ukuqapha ukuphepha kuba khona ngokuya kujwayelekile, kucwengisiswe, futhi kuqine, ukusebenzisa ukuphathwa kwe-LOTO ngendlela ehlelekile kuye kwaba yisinyathelo esidingekayo samabhizinisi ezimboni ukuthi anamathele emgqeni obomvu wokuthobela imithetho, avimbele izingozi zokuphepha, futhi aqinisekise intuthuko ezinzile neqhubekayo.
Igama elithi “LOTO lockout-tagout” libhekisela ezinqubweni zokulawula ezijwayelekile zezimo ezinobungozi obukhulu njengokugcinwa kwemishini, ukulungiswa kanye nokulungiswa kwamaphutha, ukususwa kwamaphutha, kanye nemisebenzi yokuvuselela ubuchwepheshe. Lezi zinqubo zifaka phakathi ukuvala nokunqamula ugesi, ukuhlukanisa amandla ahlukahlukene ayingozi, ukukhiya nokubopha ngokomzimba, ukulengisa izimpawu zesixwayiso, kanye nokuqinisekisa isimo samandla esingekho. Lolu hlelo aluyona nje ingxenye eyinhloko yohlelo lokuphathwa kwezempilo nokuphepha emsebenzini lwe-ISO 45001 kanye nezindinganiso zokuphepha zezimboni zomhlaba wonke ze-OSHA, kodwa futhi yimfuneko yokuthobela imithetho ebekwe ngokucacile “kuMthetho Wokukhiqiza Ukuphepha” waseShayina. Luyisixhumanisi esibalulekile esibalulekile ohlelweni lokuthobela imithetho yokukhiqiza ukuphepha kwebhizinisi.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukuqapha ukuphepha ezifundeni ezahlukahlukene kuye kwaqina njalo, njengoba ukuhlolwa kokugcinwa komthetho kushintsha kusuka "ekulungiseni okugxile emiphumeleni" kuya "ekulawuleni izinqubo". Ukuqaliswa kwemisebenzi yokulungisa imishini, ukulawulwa kwamandla okuyingozi, kanye nokusungulwa kwezinqubo ze-LOTO kube yizinto eziyinhloko iminyango yokuqapha ukuphepha okufanele izihlole futhi izihlole njalo. Amabhizinisi amaningi ayalwe ukuba amise imisebenzi ukuze kulungiswe, ngaphansi kwezijeziso zokuphatha, futhi adalulwe ezazisweni zomphakathi ngenxa yemithetho yokuthi i-LOTO ayiphelele, ukusebenza okungafanele, ukuntuleka kwezinqubo, noma ukungabikho kokuphatha. Lokhu akubanga nje ukulahlekelwa kwezomnotho okuqondile kodwa futhi kwaholela ekumisweni kwephrojekthi, iziqu ezinqunyelwe, kanye nokonakala kwedumela, okuvimbela kakhulu ukusebenza okuvamile kanye nokwanda kwemakethe yamabhizinisi. Amacala amaningi embonini abonisa ngokugcwele ukuthi ukungabikho kokuthobela imithetho ye-LOTO kuyindlela enkulu kunazo zonke yokusebenza kwebhizinisi; ukusebenzisa i-LOTO ngendlela ejwayelekile kuyindlela yokuqala yokuzivikela yamabhizinisi ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kokuthobela imithetho.
Kumabhizinisi ezimboni zanamuhla, ukuthobela imithetho akusona isithiyo ekuthuthukisweni kodwa kuyindlela eyinhloko yokuncintisana ekukhuleni kwesikhathi eside. Amanye amabhizinisi akholelwa ngephutha ukuthi inqubo ye-LOTO inzima futhi ithinta ukusebenza kahle, futhi enza kube lula ngokungemthetho ukukhiya, ukuqinisekisa, ukuvunywa, kanye nokugcina izinqubo ukuze kuqhutshekwe nenqubekela phambili yesikhathi esifushane, ngenhlanhla enomqondo wokwephula imithetho. Lokhu kuziphatha okungaboni ngaso linye, okubeka phambili inqubekela phambili kunokuthobela imithetho, kubonakala kusindisa isikhathi esincane sokusebenza, kodwa empeleni kubeka izingozi zokuphepha ezibulalayo kanye nezingozi ezinkulu zokuthobela imithetho. Uma kwenzeka izingozi ezifana nokuqala kwemishini okungahlosiwe, ukuvuza kwamandla, noma ukulimala kwemishini, amabhizinisi azobhekana nezijeziso eziningi, isinxephezelo somphakathi, ukumiswa kokusebenza, kanye nokwehliswa kwesikweletu. Izinzuzo zokusebenza kahle zesikhathi esifushane ekugcineni zizosuswa ngokuphelele ngokulahlekelwa okukhulu kanye nobunzima bokusebenza besikhathi eside.
Ukuphathwa kwe-LOTO okujwayelekile, okuhlelekile, nokujwayelekile kungavimbela izingozi zokuthobela imithetho emthonjeni wazo futhi kuvikele intuthuko yesikhathi eside yamabhizinisi. Ngokusungula uhlelo lokuphatha oluvaliwe "lokufaka isicelo somsebenzi - ukuvunyelwa ngokwezinga - ukuhlukaniswa kwamandla - ukukhiya-ukuthega - ukuqinisekiswa kwendawo - ukuvula - ukugcinwa kwemininingwane egcwele", yonke imisebenzi yokulungisa enobungozi obukhulu ingalawulwa, ilandelwe, futhi ilandelwe kuyo yonke inqubo, isuse ngokuphelele imisebenzi engagunyaziwe, ukwephulwa kwemithetho, kanye nemisebenzi ngenhlanhla. Lokhu akugcini nje ngokuhambisana nezidingo zokuthobela imithetho kazwelonke, kudlula ngempumelelo ukuhlolwa okuhlukahlukene kokuphepha, ukubuyekezwa kwesistimu, kanye nokuhlolwa kokugcinwa komthetho, kugweme izinhlawulo zokuthobela imithetho, kodwa futhi kuqhubeka nokwenza i-oda lokusebenza endaweni lifane futhi kunciphise izehlakalo zezingozi zokuphepha. Ngokombono wesistimu, kwakha isisekelo samabhizinisi ukuqinisekisa imisebenzi yokuthobela imithetho.
Amandla okuthobela imithetho anquma umkhawulo ophezulu wokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, kanti ukuzinza kokuphepha kunquma ukusimama kokusebenza kwebhizinisi. Amabhizinisi ahlakulele ngokujulile ukuphathwa kwe-LOTO okujwayelekile awakwazi nje ukugcina isimo sokwephulwa kwengozi kanye nokwephulwa kwe-zero ekukhiqizeni ukuphepha kodwa futhi akha uhlelo lokuphathwa kokuphepha olujwayelekile nolulawulwayo. Uhlelo lokuphathwa kokuthobela imithetho lwe-LOTO olusungulwe kahle alugcini nje ngokuba amandla abalulekile amabhizinisi okuhlanganyela ekubhideni, ukwenza amaphrojekthi asezingeni eliphezulu, ukugcina ukwethembeka kukahulumeni kanye namabhizinisi, nokwakha idumela elihle embonini, kodwa futhi luyisisekelo esiqinile samabhizinisi sokufeza ukwanda okukhulu, ukusebenza okujwayelekile, kanye nentuthuko eqhubekayo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuqeqeshwa nokuqaliswa kwe-LOTO njalo kungaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ukuqwashisa ngokuhambisana nokuphepha kwabo bonke abasebenzi, kuqede ukwephulwa komthetho okuvamile, kwakha ithimba lokusebenza elinobungcweti, eliqinile, nelijwayelekile, futhi libeke isisekelo esiqinile sokuphathwa kwebhizinisi langaphakathi.
Ukuze kuqiniswe njalo ukwakhiwa kokuphathwa kokuthobela imithetho nokwakha isithiyo sokuphepha sesikhathi eside, amabhizinisi kufanele athuthukise njalo uhlelo lokuphatha i-LOTO. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, buyekeza ngokuphelele izingozi zamandla eziyingozi zemishini yokukhiqiza kanye nezimo zokusebenza, uthuthukise imigomo yokusebenza ye-LOTO ethize kumishini, uhlanganise izingidi, amalebula, kanye nezindinganiso zokusebenza, futhi ufinyelele ukumbozwa okugcwele futhi kungabikho izindawo ezingaboni ezilawulwayo; ngakolunye uhlangothi, sebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa okunezigaba kubo bonke abasebenzi, amaqembu okukhipha abasebenzi, kanye nabasebenzi bokusebenza, futhi ufake bonke abasebenzi abasemsebenzini, amaqembu okukhipha abasebenzi, kanye nabasebenzi bokusebenza emkhakheni wokuqeqeshwa nokuhlola, ukuze kuqedwe izindawo ezingaboni zokusebenza kanye nezihibe zokuphatha; ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuthembela ezindleleni zedijithali zokuthuthukisa imodi yokulawula, ukufaka esikhundleni samarekhodi ephepha avamile, ukufeza ukugadwa kokusebenza kwesikhathi sangempela, ukugcinwa kwedatha okuzenzakalelayo, kanye nokuxwayisa ngengozi kusenesikhathi, ukuze ukuphathwa kokuthobela i-LOTO kukhule futhi kusetshenziswe njalo futhi unomphela.
Ukuthobela imithetho yokuphepha kuyisisekelo, futhi ukusebenza okujwayelekile kuyisisekelo. Ngokusekelwe esimweni esisha sokukhiqiza ukuphepha kanye nezidingo ezintsha zokuqapha imithetho, amabhizinisi kudingeka alahle ngokuphelele ukuphathwa okubanzi nokucabanga ngenhlanhla, aqonde ngokujulile inani lokuthobela imithetho kanye nokubaluleka kwesu le-LOTO, futhi aguqule imisebenzi ejwayelekile ye-LOTO ibe ukuziphatha okuqaphile kwabo bonke abasebenzi, aguqule ukulawulwa kokuthobela imithetho kube ukuphathwa okuvamile kwamabhizinisi, futhi aguqule izinzuzo zokuphepha zibe izinzuzo zentuthuko. Esikhathini esizayo, amabhizinisi azoqhubeka nokuhlanganisa isisekelo sokuthobela imithetho nokuphathwa kwe-LOTO okujwayelekile, avikele imisebenzi yokuthobela imithetho ngokuphathwa kokuphepha okuqinile, futhi athuthukise ngokuphelele amakhono ebhizinisi okuvimbela nokulawula ingozi kanye nezinga lokuphatha ukukhiqizwa kokuphepha, abeke isisekelo esiqinile sentuthuko yekhwalithi ephezulu, ephephile, neyesikhathi eside yebhizinisi.