I-LOTO ayiwona umthwalo wokuphatha; kunalokho, iyimpahla ebalulekile yokuphepha yentuthuko yekhwalithi ephezulu yamabhizinisi.

I-LOTO ayiwona umthwalo wokuphatha; kunalokho, iyimpahla ebalulekile yokuphepha yentuthuko yekhwalithi ephezulu yamabhizinisi.
Ekuphathweni kokukhiqiza kokuphepha kwezimboni, i-lockout-tagout (i-LOTO) ivame ukubhekwa ngabanye abasebenzi abaphambili “njengenqubo enzima” noma “umthwalo wokusebenza kahle”. Amabhizinisi amaningi, ezama ukuhambisana namashejuli okukhiqiza nokwenza lula izinqubo zokusebenza, ashiya ngokungahleliwe izinyathelo zokuhlukanisa amandla ngesikhathi sokulungiswa kwemishini, i-lockout, ukuqinisekiswa kwe-tagout, njll., ngenhlanhla enombono wokuthi “ukwephulwa kwemithetho ngezikhathi ezithile akunangozi”. Kodwa-ke, amacala amaningi ezingozi zokuphepha aqinisekisa ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi ukushiya inqubo ye-LOTO kuzogcina kukhokhelwe ngezindleko ezinkulu njengokulimala kwabasebenzi, umonakalo wemishini, ukulahlekelwa okukhulu, kanye nokuzibophezela kokuthobela imithetho. Amaqiniso afakazele ukuthi i-LOTO ayilona neze umthwalo wamabhizinisi; esikhundleni salokho, iyimpahla eyinhloko yokuphepha eqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi, igwema izingozi zebhizinisi, futhi iqinisekisa ukukhiqizwa okuzinzile kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle.
I-LOTO lockout-tagout ibhekisela enkambisweni ejwayelekile yokulawula ukuphepha kwemisebenzi enobungozi obukhulu njengokugcinwa kwemishini, ukulungisa, kanye nokuphathwa kwamaphutha, okubandakanya ukunqamula amandla ahlukahlukene ayingozi njengokushintsha kwemishini, kagesi, omoya, kanye nokushisa, ukukhiya ngokomzimba, ukulengisa izimpawu zesexwayiso, kanye nokuqinisekisa isimo semishini esingenawo amandla. Futhi kuyisinyathelo sokuthobela umthetho esiphoqelelwe njengoba kushiwo yizindinganiso zokuphepha zomhlaba wonke ze-OSHA, uhlelo lwe-ISO45001, kanye noMthetho Wokukhiqiza Ukuphepha Kwasekhaya. Sekuyisikhathi eside, amanye amabhizinisi ebeka phambili ukukhiqizwa kunokuphepha, ebheka inqubo ye-LOTO njengesinyathelo esiphindaphindayo esivimbela ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza. Zenza lula yonke inqubo yokufaka isicelo, ukuvunywa, ukukhiya, ukuqinisekiswa, kanye nokuvula, ekugcineni zibeka isisekelo sezingozi ezinkulu zokuphepha. Izingozi ezibulalayo ezimbonini eziningi ezifana namakhemikhali, ukukhiqizwa kwemishini, kanye nokucubungula izinto zokwakha konke kuvele ekuhlulekeni ukulandela imithethonqubo ye-LOTO ngokuqinile, okuholela ezinkampanini ezintsha zemishini ezingalindelekile, ukukhishwa kwamandla ayingozi ngokuzumayo, kanye nezinhlekelele zokuphepha ezingenakuguqulwa.
Izinyathelo zokusebenza ezibonakala zengeziwe zokulawula i-LOTO empeleni ziyitshalomali lokuphepha elingabizi kakhulu lamabhizinisi. Ngokombono wezindleko, umsebenzi ojwayelekile wokukhiya ngaphandle uthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela, udinga amalokha ayisisekelo nezinto zokuhlonza, futhi unezindleko eziphansi kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, uma kwenzeka ingozi yokukhishwa kwamandla, amabhizinisi azobhekana nokulahlekelwa okukhulu okuningi njengokukhokhelwa kwabasebenzi ngenxa yokulimala, ukuvalwa kwemishini kanye nomonakalo, izinhlawulo zokuphatha, kanye nomonakalo edumeleni lomkhiqizo. Izindleko zengozi eyodwa zivame ukuba phezulu kakhulu kunezindleko ezihlanganisiwe zezinkulungwane zemisebenzi ejwayelekile ye-LOTO. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezingozi ezibhubhisayo zengozi, isikhathi kanye nezinsizakusebenza zabantu ezitshalwe enqubweni ye-LOTO "yizindleko zokuvikela ubungozi" ezithembeke kakhulu zamabhizinisi.
Ngokombono wokukhiqiza nokusebenza, ukuphathwa kwe-LOTO okujwayelekile kuyindlela ebalulekile yokusekela amabhizinisi ukuze azinzise umkhiqizo, andise ukusebenza kahle, futhi athuthukise ikhwalithi. Amabhizinisi amaningi akholelwa ngephutha ukuthi i-LOTO inciphisa inqubekela phambili yokukhiqiza. Eqinisweni, okuphambene nalokho kuyiqiniso. Imisebenzi yokulungisa engahlelekile nengajwayelekile ivame ukubangela ukwehluleka kwemishini, ukuvalwa kwemigqa yokukhiqiza, kanye nokungabikho kwabasebenzi, okunciphisa kakhulu ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza. Ngokuphambene nalokho, amabhizinisi asebenzisa ukuphathwa kwe-LOTO okuvaliwe aqeda ngokuphelele izingozi zokuphepha emisebenzini yokulungisa, anciphisa ngempumelelo umonakalo wemishini ongavamile, ukuvalwa okungazelelwe, kanye nokuvalwa okuhlobene nokuphepha, aqinisekisa ukusebenza okuqhubekayo nokuzinzile komugqa wokukhiqiza. Imininingwane evela emabhizinisini amaningi ezimboni ikhombisa ukuthi ngemuva kokuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuphatha lwedijithali nolujwayelekile lwe-LOTO, izinga lokwehluleka kwemishini lehle kakhulu, ukusebenza kahle kwemishini (OEE) kukhuphuke ngo-7% kuya ku-10%, futhi ukuphepha kanye nokumiswa kwemisebenzi yokulungisa kufinyelele igxathu eliphindwe kabili.
Ngokombono wokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, i-LOTO ingamandla ayinhloko amabhizinisi okuhambisana nemithethonqubo nokufeza intuthuko yesikhathi eside. Njengamanje, ukuqapha ukukhiqizwa kokuphepha kuya ngokuya kucwengwa futhi kujwayelekile. I-LOTO, njengendlela eyinhloko yokulawula amandla ayingozi, isibe yinto ebalulekile yokuqinisekiswa kokuhambisana nokuphepha kwebhizinisi. Ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuphatha i-LOTO nokusebenzisa imisebenzi ejwayelekile yibo bonke abasebenzi akusizi nje kuphela amabhizinisi ukugwema izingozi zokuthobela imithetho nokwakha umgomo wokuphepha, kodwa futhi kuthuthukise isiko lokuphepha eliqinile nelisebenzayo futhi kuthuthukise ulwazi lokuphepha kanye namakhono ochwepheshe eqembu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uhlelo lokuphatha ukuphepha olujwayelekile nalo lungamandla abalulekile amabhizinisi okwakha idumela elihle lomkhiqizo, ukwenza amaphrojekthi asezingeni eliphezulu, nokufeza intuthuko enkulu.
Ukuze kusebenze inani lezimpahla zokuphepha ze-LOTO, amabhizinisi okulinganisa imboni ashiye imodeli yokuphatha ebanzi yendabuko futhi asungula uhlelo lokulawula lwe-LOTO olujwayelekile, oluvaliwe, kanye nolwedijithali. Ngokuhlela imigomo ethile yokusebenza kwe-LOTO yemishini ngayinye, ukuhlanganisa amazinga okukhiya nezimpawu zesexwayiso, nokucacisa imithwalo yemfanelo yamazinga ahlukene ezikhundla; ukusungula inqubo egcwele “yokufaka isicelo – ukuvunywa – ukwenziwa – ukuqinisekiswa – ukuvula – ukugcinwa kwemininingwane” ukuze kufezwe ukulandelelwa kuyo yonke inqubo yokusebenza; ukuqhuba ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile kuzo zonke izigaba zabasebenzi abasemsebenzini, ukuqasha abasebenzi ngaphandle, kanye namaqembu okusebenza ukuze kuqedwe izindawo ezingaboni kahle zokusebenza; ukwethula uhlelo lokuphatha oluhlakaniphile ukuze kuthathelwe indawo amarekhodi ephepha lendabuko, ukufeza ukuqondiswa kwesikhathi sangempela, isixwayiso esizenzakalelayo, kanye nokulandelelwa kwedatha, kuxazulule ngokuphelele izinkinga zokusebenza okuphansi, ukuqondiswa okunzima, kanye nokulandelelwa okunzima ekuphathweni kwe-LOTO yendabuko.
Ukuphepha kuyinzuzo enkulu kunazo zonke, futhi ukwenziwa kwemigomo kuyisivikelo esingcono kakhulu. Ayikho indlela emfushane yokukhiqiza okuphephile. Zonke izinqubo ezijwayelekile ezibonakala “zingadingekile” ziyimigqa yokuzivikela eqinile evikela amabhizinisi nabasebenzi. I-LOTO ayiyona into evimbela ukukhiqiza kodwa iyimpahla efihliwe eqinisekisa intuthuko eqinile neyesikhathi eside yebhizinisi; akuyona into engenziwa ngokuzithandela kodwa isiqinisekiso esidingekayo sokuvikela impilo, ukugwema izingozi, kanye nokwenza kube lula ukukhiqiza.
Esikhathini esizayo, amabhizinisi ezimboni kudingeka alahle ngokuphelele umqondo wokuthatha amathuba kanye nokucabanga kokuphathwa okubanzi, abhekane nenani eliyinhloko le-LOTO ngokuqondile, futhi enze ukukhiya nokulebula kube umkhuba wokusebenza wabo bonke abasebenzi, kuqiniswe ohlelweni lokuphatha olujwayelekile, futhi kuthuthukiswe kube amandla okulawula edijithali. Ngokuphathwa kwe-LOTO okujwayelekile, beka isisekelo esiqinile sokuphepha, unike amandla ukukhiqiza ngombala wokuphepha, futhi wenze ngempela izimpahla zokuphepha ze-LOTO zisebenze, uvikele ikhwalithi ephezulu kanye nentuthuko eqhubekayo yebhizinisi.