Pulp and Paper Webinar: New Research on Root Causes of Deficient Lockout of Machinery

Industry experts analyze causes of inadequate and improper lockout

On November 17, 2022, Workplace Safety North hosted a webinar, “New Research on Root Causes of Deficient Lockout of Machinery.”   In November 2020, as part of the new risk-based approach to improving Ontario health and safety, a group of subject matter experts from the pulp and paper industry met virtually to take a deep dive into the root causes and controls for the top industry risk they had identified: inadequate or improper lockout of machinery.

Discussion topics

• Top health and safety risks for pulp and paper workers
• Top 10 root causes of deficient lockout of machines
• Short-term and long-term control activities to prevent deficient lockout of machines 
• Communicating risk and prevention in the sector

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Yl3VkCY7k

Resources

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