Kuyini i-Lockout Tagout?
Inqubo yokuphepha ye-LOTO ihilela ukususwa ngokuphelele kwamandla omshini. Ngamafuphi, izisebenzi zokulungisa zinethuba lokuchayeka hhayi nje ezingozini zikagesi ngenkathi zenza imisebenzi yazo yansuku zonke, kodwa futhi namandla ayingozi ngesimo semvelo yomshini, i-hydraulic, i-pneumatic, i-chemical, i-nuclear, i-thermal, noma i-gravitational.
Ukukhiya/UkuthegaIzinqubo zizohluka enkampanini kuya enkampanini, kodwa uma kukhona noma yiziphi izimo zamandla ayingozi, abasebenzi bangakwazi ukulandela izinyathelo eziyisithupha ezilandelayo zenqubo eyisisekelo ye-LOTO:
Ukulungiselela –Isisebenzi esigunyaziwe kumele sithole noma yimiphi imithombo yamandla ayingozi.
Vala shaqa -Cima umshini bese uxwayisa bonke abazothinteka.
Ukuzihlukanisa -Yiya emthonjeni wamandla womshini bese uwuvala. Lokhu kungaba yi-breaker noma ukuvala i-valve.
Ukukhiya/Ukuthega –Isisebenzi kumele sinamathisele ithegi kudivayisi ehlukanisa amandla bese sivala iswishi ngokoqobo endaweni yokuvala ukuvimbela abanye ukuthi bayivule.
Ukuhlolwa Kwamandla Okugciniwe –Ukuvala nje umthombo wamandla kungase kungazinciphisi izingozi ezihambisana namandla ayingozi. Isisebenzi kumele sihlole ukuthi kukhona yini amandla asele asele bese siwasusa.
Ukuqinisekiswa Kokuhlukaniswa –Kuhle njalo ukuhlola umsebenzi wakho kabili, izimpilo zabantu zincike kuwo.

Lapho Usebenzisa khona Iphrothokholi ye-LOTO
Ukunikezwa amandla okungalindelekile kwemishini kungalimaza kakhulu noma kubulale umuntu - kubalulekile ukuthi izinqubo ze-LOTO zilandelwe eduze lapho kubhekene namandla ayingozi. Lokhu okulandelayo ngezinye zezimo ezivame kakhulu lapho kusetshenziswa i-LOTO.
Ukungena ezindaweni ezinezingxenye zomshini ezihambayo –Izingalo zamarobhothi, amakhanda okushisela ahambahambayo ukuze aqedele imisebenzi, noma imishini yokugaya konke kuyizibonelo ezinhle zezingxenye zomshini ezihambayo eziba umthombo wamandla oyingozi kubasebenzi bokulungisa.
Imishini yokulungisa evalekile, eyonakele, noma izingxenye zayo ezingekho –Uma ingxenye yonakala ngaphakathi komshini, kungase kudingeke ukuthi othile afake isandla sakhe ukuze ayisuse. Ukufaka isandla sakho emshinini osika, oshibiliza, noma ochoboza izinto kunezingozi ezithile ezisobala ezihlobene nalokho.
Ukwenza umsebenzi kagesi –Labo abasebenza ngezingxenye zikagesi bayazi ukuthi i-LOTO iyadingeka ukuze baphephe. Ukulungiswa nokuhlolwa okuhleliwe, kungaba sembonini yokwakha noma kwenye indawo, kudinga ukuthi imithombo yamandla igcinwe ngenkathi kwenziwa umsebenzi odingekayo.
Abasebenzi abalandela ukuqeqeshwa kanye nenqubo yebhizinisi esungulwe yi-Lockout/Tagout bazonciphisa kakhulu ingozi yabo yokukhululwa kwamandla, kanye nanoma yikuphi ukulimala okulandelayo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba 16-2022
