Distinguish physical lockout protection from tagout warnings.
A tag changes what people know. A lock changes what the device can do. The Core Difference Lockout uses a positive means to hold an energy isolating device in a safe or off position. Tagout is a warning device attached to an isolating device. Both are part of the standard, but they do not provide the same kind of protection by default. Why OSHA Prefers Lockout When Possible If an energy isolating device can be locked out, the energy-control program must use lockout unless tagout can be shown to provide full employee protection equivalent to lockout. That is a high…
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