ASSE tabbed as secretariat of lockout/tagout standards committee
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently confirmed the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) as the new secretariat of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Z244, which addresses lockout/tagout. The Z244 ASC develops lockout/tagout requirements to control hazardous energy from machines, equipment and processes that can cause serious injury or death to workers.
“This is a key development in the occupational safety, health and environmental profession's ongoing efforts to help prevent accidents caused by the release of hazardous energy from machines, equipment or processes,†said Z244 ASC Chairman Ed Grund, P.E., CSP.