October 9, 2006—The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the newly revised American National Standard Institute (ANSI) A10.44-2006 standard.
The standard, Control of Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout) for Construction and Demolition Operations, recognizes the need for protection of personnel and property from injury due to unexpected start-up or release of stored energy from equipment, system/process, or induced energy during repair, maintenance, operation, installation, and other activities involving machines or equipment.
ANSI 10.44-2006 standard is one of a series of standards that focus on construction and demolition operations. The latest version of the standard establishes the minimum requirements needed to control and prevent the release of energy sources that could cause injury or illness to workers performing construction and demolition work.
The standard is available in both print and electronic format from ASSE.
