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tagout

tagout noun: 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.

Noun

tagout (uncountable)

  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.
    • lockout–tagout
    • After lockout, don't forget tagout — you have to communicate to others what the status is.

Origin of tagout

Deverbal from tag out.

Questions about tagout

What does tagout mean?
Tagout means 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.
What part of speech is tagout?
Tagout is a noun.

Words near tagout in the dictionary

  1. Tagore
  2. Tagore Song
  3. Tagorean
  4. tagosphere
  5. tagospheres
  6. tagout
  7. Tagpopongan
  8. Tagporo
  9. tagrag
  10. tagraggeries
  11. tagraggery

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