ASSE Releases New Lockout/Tagout Standard

American National Standards Institute

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), an ANSI member and accredited standards developer, has published ANSI/ASSE Z244.1-2003 (R2008), Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods.

 

Targeting safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals who often cope with the unexpected release of hazardous energy, this standard establishes performance objectives for procedures, techniques, designs and methods that protect personnel where injury can occur through machines, equipment, or processes.