NOVENEX Toolbox Talk — Lockout, Tagout, Test — Before You Touch
Electrical Safety · ±8 minutes · novenex.tech/toolbox-talks
Machines injure people during maintenance because energy was still there — electrical, hydraulic, gravity, springs. LOTO exists so that the person inside the machine is the only person who can bring it back to life.
The non-negotiable sequence
- •Identify every energy source — electrical, air, hydraulic, stored, gravity.
- •Isolate at the point of isolation, not the start button.
- •Apply YOUR personal lock and tag — one worker, one lock, one key.
- •Dissipate stored energy: vent air, release springs, block raised parts.
- •TEST before touch: try a start, verify dead with a tested meter.
Discipline that keeps it alive
- •Group work = group lock box; every person's lock on the box.
- •Never remove another person's lock — escalation goes through the responsible manager under written procedure.
- •Test your voltage tester on a known live source before and after proving dead.
- •A tag without a lock is a suggestion, not an isolation.
Discussion — ask the crew
- Where are the isolation points for the machines in your area?
- What is the procedure if a lock must be removed and the owner is off site?
- When did you last prove your tester on a known live source?
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