These pages provide information
about safety and hazard warning signs, labels and tags.
Select the type of hazard sign you'd like to learn about:
Lockout and Tagout signs protect against the unexpected
energization or start up of machines and equipment that
could injure employees during service or maintenance.
Lockout signs and labels identify equipment that
may not be operated for safety reasons, and describe
how to render machines and equipment inoperative.
Lockouts are used to identify equipment, controls,
MCCs, breakers, etc. that have been removed from service
and which may not be operated. In many cases locks
are used to prevent the locked-out device from being
operated.
Tagout are used when equipment is incapable of being
shut down. Tagout indicate that the equipment being
controlled may not be operated until the Tagout is
removed.
According to OSHA, both
lockout and Tagout signs need to be standardized
within the facility by either color, shape or
size.
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In the case of Tagout, the printing and
format need to be standardized and include
warnings about hazardous conditions if the
machine or equipment is energized. They also
need include a legend such as: "Do Not
Start. Do Not Open. Do Not Close. Do Not Energize.
Do Not Operate."
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