When you neglect Lockout Tagout you neglect people

Current Legal Requirements

• In the UK the Provision of Work Equipment Regulations - Regulation 19 - Isolation from Sources of energy states: "Every employer shall ensure, that where appropriate, work equipment is provided with suitable means to isolate it from all its sources of energy. Every employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that reconnection of any energy source to work equipment does not expose any person using the equipment to any risk to his health or safety".
• The EU Guidelines 89/655 specify the minimum requirements concerning safety and health while using equipment. Paragraph 2.14 lays down that "every piece of equipment must be fitted with clearly visible devices with which it can be separated from every energy source.

OSHA REGULATIONS (USA)
OSHA regulation The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout / Tagout) 1910.147 states that it "requires employers to establish a program and utilise procedures for affixing appropriate lockout devices or tagout devices to energy isolating devices and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energisation, start up or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to employees."