Types of Hazardous Energies - Lockout Tagout Video | LOTO GURU EP 4

Any energy can become dangerous if proper Lockout Tagout Procedures are not followed. Hazardous energy such as electricity, chemical, radiation, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and gravitational energy sources, etc. must be dissipated and isolated before servicing or maintaining equipment. Unintentional activation & release of Hazardous Energies in the course of servicing or maintaining any piece of industrialized machine or equipment, results in injuries and death of personnel on one hand, a damage to the facility on the other hand. Therefore, we need to tame the beast of hazardous energy.

It is of extreme significance for all employees to work in a safe environment. They ought not to experience the ill effects of any sorts of individual damage from a poor working setup. The workplace must be free from such perils which include damages or wounds to the workers while servicing on machines.

To fight the ill effect of these hazards, we need to first know what hazardous energies are. We are here with our new video to explain about the dangers or hazards that these energies can cause, if not handled properly.