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OSHA Eyes Expanding 'Lockout' Rule To Include Control Devices, Robotics


May 20, 2019 at 03:32 PM
OSHA is considering expanding its so-called “lockout/tagout” safety standard governing excess energy in power equipment to allow control circuit type devices -- such as push buttons and selector switches -- to be used to shutter equipment and to extend the standard to robotic equipment, which is increasingly being used in manufacturing.

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