tagout
The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been…The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.
» The machine has a warning placard reminding people to use lockout and tagout.
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1 senses(uncountable)The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.
lockout–tagout
After lockout, don't forget tagout — you have to communicate to others what the status is.
Examples
1 sentencesThe machine has a warning placard reminding people to use lockout and tagout.
Origin
Deverbal from tag out.Deverbal from tag out.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable