The "Lockout tagout" system adds a "hard insurance" to safe production
Recently, Cangxi County, Sichuan Province, issued the "Implementation Plan for the Promotion of the 'Lockout tagout' Safety Management System for Mechanical Equipment in Production and Business Operations Units throughout the County", and held a county-wide promotion meeting to comprehensively deploy the scope, tasks and requirements of the system's implementation, aiming to establish a long-term safety management mechanism and ensure the safety of employees' lives and property.
The core of "Lockout tagout" is to implement energy isolation, lock and hang warning signs during equipment inspection and maintenance to prevent accidents caused by misoperation. The county has formulated a unified system template and implemented the "seven-step operation method" : Accurately identify the energy source → shut down the machinery → Isolate the machine → Place the Lockout tagout device → release the stored energy → verify isolation → unlock the locking device. Strictly follow the principles of "who operates, who locks, who unlocks" and "one person, one lock". It is strictly prohibited for multiple people to share the lock to ensure that the operator independently controls their own safety.
At the training site, over 70 enterprise managers learned the application scenarios and locking methods of five types of locks through demonstrations, simulated operations and case analyses. They also practiced the locking process of key parts such as power isolation cabinets and pneumatic valves, and proficiently mastered the identification of hazardous energy sources and the filling of nameplates. The person in charge of the county's safety office stated that in the next step, they will carry out special supervision and inspection, set a deadline for enterprises that fail to implement the system to rectify, and promote the transformation from "safety is imposed on me" to "I want safety".