If you run a business, then here are a few facts that you need to know about lock out tag out programs, confined space training, and purchasing lockout tagout kits.

1. Energy sources including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal or other sources in machines and equipment can be hazardous to workers.

2. Lockout tagout procedures require that hazardous power sources be isolated and rendered inoperative before any repair procedure is started. There are also a whole host of other regulations that are important to know as well.

3. Confined spaces are often narrow and constricting preventing easy access by resc