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Hazardous energy control programs that include lockout and tagout procedures as well as worker training can prevent serious injury and death during machine maintenance.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2005). Census of fatal occupational injuries charts, 1992–2005. Retrieved from www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoil.htm

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2011). Using lockout and tagout procedures to prevent injury and death during machine maintenance. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2011-156/pdfs/2011-156.pdf

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2002). Control of hazardous energy: Lock-out/tagout. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

Lockout and Tagout Procedures to Prevent Occupational Injury and Fatality

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