Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective
Applying lockouts during maintenance is intended to avoid accidental energy release, whereas tagging them out keeps employees aware of what is going on with the machine. In spite of regulations, serious accidents continue to occur due to lapses during lockout and tagout (LOTO) applications. Few stud...
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| author | Prasanna Illankoon Yamuna Manathunge Phillip Tretten John Abeysekara Sarbjeet Singh |
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| description | Applying lockouts during maintenance is intended to avoid accidental energy release, whereas tagging them out keeps employees aware of what is going on with the machine. In spite of regulations, serious accidents continue to occur due to lapses during lockout and tagout (LOTO) applications. Few studies have examined LOTO effectiveness from a user perspective. This article studies LOTO processes at a manufacturing organization from a situation awareness (SA) perspective. Technicians and machine operators were interviewed, a focus group discussion was conducted, and operators were observed. Qualitative content analysis revealed perceptual, comprehension and projection challenges associated with different phases of LOTO applications. The findings can help lockout/tagout device manufacturers and organizations that apply LOTO to achieve maximum protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-951a157961454f21a446c8edb42f32b22022-12-21T19:11:29ZengMDPI AGSafety2313-576X2019-04-01522510.3390/safety5020025safety5020025Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness PerspectivePrasanna Illankoon0Yamuna Manathunge1Phillip Tretten2John Abeysekara3Sarbjeet Singh4Division of Operations and Maintenance, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Education and Training, University of Vocational Technology, Ratmalana 10390, Sri LankaDivision of Operations and Maintenance, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, SwedenWork Science Academy, Kandana 11320, Sri LankaDivision of Operations and Maintenance, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, SwedenApplying lockouts during maintenance is intended to avoid accidental energy release, whereas tagging them out keeps employees aware of what is going on with the machine. In spite of regulations, serious accidents continue to occur due to lapses during lockout and tagout (LOTO) applications. Few studies have examined LOTO effectiveness from a user perspective. This article studies LOTO processes at a manufacturing organization from a situation awareness (SA) perspective. Technicians and machine operators were interviewed, a focus group discussion was conducted, and operators were observed. Qualitative content analysis revealed perceptual, comprehension and projection challenges associated with different phases of LOTO applications. The findings can help lockout/tagout device manufacturers and organizations that apply LOTO to achieve maximum protection.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/5/2/25lockouttagoutqualitative content analysissituation awareness |
| spellingShingle | Prasanna Illankoon Yamuna Manathunge Phillip Tretten John Abeysekara Sarbjeet Singh Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective Safety lockout tagout qualitative content analysis situation awareness |
| title | Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective |
| title_full | Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective |
| title_short | Lockout and Tagout in a Manufacturing Setting from a Situation Awareness Perspective |
| title_sort | lockout and tagout in a manufacturing setting from a situation awareness perspective |
| topic | lockout tagout qualitative content analysis situation awareness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/5/2/25 |
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