Why should a person who is performing...

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Why should a person who is performing maintenance on an air compressor, wire and tag the system valves closed?

Question 1 of 27070

Why should a person who is performing maintenance on an air compressor, wire and tag the system valves closed?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety procedures for machinery maintenance • Risks of stored energy and accidental startup in pressurized systems like air compressors • Primary purpose of tagging and securing valves before maintenance

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: If the system was accidentally started or pressurized while someone is working on it, what could happen to the person and the machinery? • Consider whether wiring and tagging valves closed serves only one purpose (like equipment protection), or if it addresses several safety concerns at once. • Think about OSHA/USCG safety culture: When we apply tags and locks, whose safety are we MOST trying to ensure?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option best reflects the main goal of lockout/tagout procedures. • Check whether wiring and tagging valves closed can both prevent unexpected operation and protect equipment, or if its primary intent is focused on something else. • Before choosing, ask: In an exam context, what is usually considered the highest priority in any maintenance or safety procedure?

Question 1 of 27070

Why should a person who is performing maintenance on an air compressor, wire and tag the system valves closed?

To prevent the unexpected.

To protect the equipment.

To protect the operator performing the maintenance.

Each of the above is correct.

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Question 1 of 270705eccef9bbacbc34ba4d455ae

Why should a person who is performing maintenance on an air compressor, wire and tag the system valves closed?

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Question 1 of 27070

Why should a person who is performing maintenance on an air compressor, wire and tag the system valves closed?