Kuyini i-Lockout Tagout? Ukubaluleka Kokuphepha kwe-LOTO

Kuyini i-Lockout Tagout? Ukubaluleka Kokuphepha kwe-LOTO

Njengoba izinqubo zezimboni zazithuthuka, intuthuko kwemishini yaqala ukudinga izinqubo zokulungisa ezikhethekile kakhulu. Kwenzeka izehlakalo ezinkulu kakhulu ezazihilela imishini yobuchwepheshe obukhulu ngaleso sikhathi okwabangela izinkinga ze-LOTO Safety. Ukulungisa izinhlelo ezinamandla ezinamandla kwabonakala njengenye yezinto ezibalulekile ekulimaleni nasekufeni ezikhathini ezishintshayo.

Ngo-1982, i-American National Standards Institute (ANSI) yashicilela isiqondiso sayo sokuqala mayelana nomkhuba wokukhiya/ukukhiya ukuze inikeze izinyathelo zokuphepha ekugcinweni kwemithombo yamandla eyingozi. Iziqondiso ze-LOTO zabe seziba umthethonqubo we-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ngo-1989.

Kuyini i-tagout yokukhiya?
Ukukhiya/ukuthega (i-LOTO) kubhekisela emikhubeni yokuphepha nezinqubo eziqinisekisa ukuthi imishini eyingozi ivaliwe kahle futhi ayikwazi ukukhipha amandla ayingozi ngokungazelelwe ngesikhathi semisebenzi yokulungisa.

Iziqondiso ze-OSHA
Iziqondiso njengoba zichazwe yi-OSHA zihlanganisa yonke imithombo yamandla, okuhlanganisa—kodwa kungagcini lapho—ku-mechanical, kagesi, i-hydraulic, i-pneumatic, i-chemical, kanye ne-thermal. Izitshalo zokukhiqiza ngokuvamile zizodinga imisebenzi yokulungisa eyodwa noma inhlanganisela yale mithombo.

I-LOTO, njengoba igama lisho, ichaza izindlela ezimbili ezijwayelekile zokuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi bavikelekile emishinini eyingozi ngesikhathi semisebenzi yokulungisa - 1) ukukhiya ngaphandle, kanye no-2) ukukhiya ngaphandle. Ukukhiya ngaphandle kunciphisa ukufinyelela kwemishini ethile ngenkathi ukukhiya ngaphandle kunikeza izimpawu ezibonakalayo zesixwayiso ukwazisa abasebenzi ngezingozi ezingaba khona.

Indlela i-lockout tagout esebenza ngayo
I-OSHA, ngeSihloko 29 seKhodi yeMithethonqubo Kahulumeni (CFR) Ingxenye 1910.147, inikeza amazinga okugcinwa nokunakekelwa okufanele kwemishini engakhipha amandla ayingozi. Izinkampani kufanele zihlonze imishini edingwa ngumthetho ukuze ilandele lezi zindinganiso zokugcinwa. Hhayi nje ukugwema izinhlawulo ezinkulu, kodwa, okubaluleke kakhulu, ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi.

Kudingeka inqubo eqinile yokubhala imibhalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yonke imishini ihambisana nemithetho kahulumeni ngezinqubo ze-LOTO ngesikhathi semisebenzi yokulungisa. Amandla okufaka izinqubo ze-LOTO ku-CMMS angathuthukisa kakhulu ukubonakala kwentuthuko yemisebenzi eyingozi kakhulu.