| Document ID (ISN) | 75683 |
| CIS number |
00-1310 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.99-110
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| Title |
Preventing worker deaths from uncontrolled release of electrical, mechanical and other types of hazardous energy |
| Bibliographic information |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, 1999. 12p. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
This booklet describes the precautions that need to be taken in order to prevent deaths from contact with energy sources such as electricity, mechanical motion, pressurized air, and hot or cold temperatures occurring during the installation, maintenance, service and repair of machines, equipment, processes and systems. It contains current U.S. regulations including the requirement for energy control procedures, worker training, periodic inspections and the de-energizing, locking and tagging of machines before performing maintenance or repair tasks. Several cases of fatalities caused by worker contact with uncontrolled hazardous energy sources are described, along with the lessons to be drawn from these occurrences. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
electricity; maintenance and repair; physical hazards; plant safety organization; mechanical hazards; fatalities |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
isolating switches; shutdown procedure; hydraulic control systems; USA; control and regulation; legal aspects; safety guides; live work; compressed air; electric control systems; thermal burns; hazard identification; responsibilities; case study |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Electricity
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