Isolation in Safety: Life-Saving Practices for MEP and Industrial Plants
Isolation in safety is the process of separating workers from hazardous energy sources by physically disconnecting, blocking, locking, or neutralizing those sources before any work begins. Its purpose is to ensure no energy—electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, or chemical—can be released unexpectedly during maintenance, inspection, installation, or modification tasks. Isolation is particularly critical in MEP […]