--- title: Lockout accessories to protect your employees description: Having a detailed and robust Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) system leaves nothing to chance and mitigates the risk of accidents and injuries. image: https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hubfs/LOTO%20Feature.jpg --- [Skip to the main content.](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/securing-shutdown-safety#main-content) [![Blackwoods Expert+](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BWMA26-0681%20Blackwoods_Expert%20Plus%20(1).jpg?width=2073&height=493&name=BWMA26-0681%20Blackwoods_Expert%20Plus%20(1).jpg "Blackwoods Expert+")](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/expert-plus) [![Blackwoods Expert+](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BWMA26-0681%20Blackwoods_Expert%20Plus.jpg?width=2073&height=493&name=BWMA26-0681%20Blackwoods_Expert%20Plus.jpg "Blackwoods Expert+")](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/expert-plus) - [Safety](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/safety) - Industries - [Manufacturing](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/manufacturing) - [Utilities](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/utilities) - [Construction](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/construction) - [Mining](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/tag/mining) - Content Types - [Articles](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au) - [Videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfA8meUWjOmhLQKsUGnLOsQ/featured) - [Catalogues](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/catalogues) - [Events](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/tradeshows) Search [Shop Now](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJKBRVYGEi1kYk6Tr%2FeYuxC38seJfDvw6eoTuOvNyFXrnfbrRzHMycjkDLjD9uDKzBW%2F0rzTTcMAy5MhxouRBWDIHdBEPgdURPs5K8yM3IgUlJVYC0wgLaNPID3rGfSIl%2BZe4I3AOl1nwRrdsN0MD7ScauvzV%2BbOLU6ejZWSYT9Ew%3D%3D&portalId=7298381) Toggle Menu Search Toggle Menu [Shop Now](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJKBRVYGEi1kYk6Tr%2FeYuxC38seJfDvw6eoTuOvNyFXrnfbrRzHMycjkDLjD9uDKzBW%2F0rzTTcMAy5MhxouRBWDIHdBEPgdURPs5K8yM3IgUlJVYC0wgLaNPID3rGfSIl%2BZe4I3AOl1nwRrdsN0MD7ScauvzV%2BbOLU6ejZWSYT9Ew%3D%3D&portalId=7298381) - [Safety](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/safety) - Industries - [Manufacturing](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/manufacturing) - [Utilities](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/utilities) - [Construction](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/construction) - [Mining](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/tag/mining) - Content Types - [Articles](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au) - [Videos](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfA8meUWjOmhLQKsUGnLOsQ/featured) - [Catalogues](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/catalogues) - [Events](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/tradeshows) 1 min read # Lockout accessories to protect your employees [![Picture of Mayo Hardware](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hubfs/MN%20(1).png) Mayo Hardware](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/author/mayo-hardware) : 10 December 2023 Having a detailed and robust Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) system leaves nothing to chance and mitigates the risk of accidents and injuries during maintenance activities. Planned site shutdowns are a critical activity allowing you to conduct essential maintenance, inspections, equipment repair or replacement, so that your plant and equipment continues to operate without issue for the rest of the year. Shutdowns can be complex projects involving a large number of employees and contractors. With new people on site, an efficient shutdown operation and a specific LOTO system with fit for- purpose equipment, are critical to ensure that workers are protected. ### Loto is not an option. LOTO systems are put in place to make sure dangerous machines and energy sources are properly shut off and isolated, so they aren’t able to be restarted until any necessary maintenance or repair work is completed. But they also protect your equipment from workers causing unintentional damage or accidentally changing critical settings. Plus, they’re a legal requirement under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017, so are necessary to keep your business compliant. With all the complexities of a site shutdown, LOTO systems may seem time-consuming and a hassle. If you don’t give them the attention they require, any incidents that occur could land you in hot water. ### Site-specific solutions. With the help of Master Lock and[Mayo Hardware](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/mayohardware/b/560344), your team can stay safe and compliant, and you can save valuable time in the process. Covering everything from the humble safety padlock to custom-built solutions and processes, you’ll get customised, efficient and industry-leading isolation solutions without the hassle. With Mayo Hardware’s SafeSite Program, safety professionals come onsite to conduct a personalised site assessment and review, and work with you to sharpen your LOTO procedures. They then provide all the necessary equipment from safety padlocks, tags and hasps to electrical, valve, pneumatic, wheel and multi-point lockouts and isolation point labelling, as well as being available to conduct ongoing post-implementation ‘health checks’. > *“We understand the serious nature of a Shutdown as any delay can cause significant problems with business operations and continuity. As such, forward planning is essential to mitigate delays & ensure onsite compliance to LOTO procedures,”* says Elliot Minervini of Mayo Hardware. Fortune favours the prepared. Trusting the professionals with your LOTO solutions means you’ll get the most out of your next shutdown and won’t be relying on luck to secure worker safety.   [![Master Lock S442 Safety Lockout -Tagout Hasp - Shackle - 3mm](https://7298381.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7298381/hubfs/04047143%20BLOG.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=04047143%20BLOG.png)](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/workplace-safety/lockout-tagout/safety-lockout-hasps-master-lock/master-lock-s442-safety-lockout-tagout-hasp-shackle-3mm/p/04047143) **Master Lock S442 Safety Lockout -Tagout Hasp - Shackle - 3mm** [![Master Lock S3079 Ball Valve Lockout - Extra Large](https://7298381.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7298381/hubfs/04047160%20BLOG.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=04047160%20BLOG.png)](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/workplace-safety/lockout-tagout/safety-lockout-hasps-master-lock/master-lock-s3079-ball-valve-lockout-extra-large/p/04047160) **Master Lock S3079 Ball Valve Lockout - Extra Large** [![Master Lock S3570 Compact Group Lock Box](https://7298381.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7298381/hubfs/04047177%20BLOG.png?width=1200&length=1200&name=04047177%20BLOG.png)](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/workplace-safety/lockout-tagout/safety-lockout-hasps-master-lock/master-lock-s3570-compact-group-lock-box/p/04047177) **Master Lock S3570 Compact Group Lock Box**   [SHOP MAYO HARDWARE](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/mayohardware/b/560344)[![Mayo_Logo](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Misc/Tamworth/Mayo_Logo.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=Mayo_Logo.jpg)](https://www.blackwoods.com.au/mayohardware/b/560344)   [Safety](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/tag/safety) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## **Read related articles** [![Why access control is critical to keeping projects on track](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hubfs/Masterlock%20IIC%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/why-access-control-is-critical-to-keeping-projects-on-track) #### [Why access control is critical to keeping projects on track](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/why-access-control-is-critical-to-keeping-projects-on-track) ![Picture of Mayo Hardware](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/MN%20(1).png?width=30&name=MN%20(1).png) [Mayo Hardware](https://blog.blackwoods.com.au/author/mayo-hardware) : 15 September 2026 Access control on construction sites is far more than just a security measure, it’s a critical driver of productivity, safety and compliance.... 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