April Maintenance Tip of the Month: Safeguard Workers by Following Lock-Out/Tag-Out Procedures in Your Filter Press Operations

Lock-Out/Tag-Out – also known as LOTO – is vital to the safety of your personnel and your machinery during Routine Maintenance. Lock-Out/Tag-Out is a safety procedure used to ensure that machines are properly shut off and not able to be started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or repair work.

Lock-Out/Tag-Out Systems are important in workplaces with Filter Press Equipment. LOTO is critically important for preventing equipment from being energized during routine filter press repairs or maintenance.

In this month’s blog post, Micronics focuses on the 6 Key Steps for a Proper Lock-Out/Tag-Out Procedure. Lock-Out/Tag-Out is proven to save lives! Please see your supervisor or your company’s safety coordinator for your company’s LOTO procedures and learn more or refresh your knowledge here.

Micronics’ Service professionals are the best in the filtration industry, and we are always happy to help our clients ensure the best, safest processes & procedures.

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