OSHA Seeks Comments on Robotics’ Effect on Lockout/Tagout Rule

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is asking employers how robotics relate to the agency’s current lockout/tagout standard for industrial machinery. The OSHA lockout/tagout rule requires that all sources of energy for industrial machinery, including energy stored in the machines themselves, be controlled during service and maintenance using an energy-isolating device. The current rule prohibits… Continue reading OSHA Seeks Comments on Robotics’ Effect on Lockout/Tagout Rule