tagout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

tagout

Etymology

Deverbal from tag out.

Related words

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