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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-23

Lockout/tagout (LOTO)

Energy-isolation procedure for safe equipment servicing.

LOTO: a procedure that isolates hazardous energy, locks and tags the isolation points, verifies zero energy, and controls re-energization before servicing equipment. It covers electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, thermal, and stored energy.

See also: Functional safety · Permit to work

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