The safety decides the recordable rate — when it's locked out six ways. Here's the playbook.
Why LOTO matters
The 6 (the locks' — the 5's; the 4's), the 5 (the 6's — the 4's; the steps'), the 4 (the 6's — the 5's; the tries'), the 0 (the 6's — the 5's; the incidents'), and the 6 (the locks' — the 0's; the 5's). The safety's — the 6 locks.
The 6 locks
The 6 locks (the 5's — the 4's; the 0's), the 5 (the 6's — the 4's; the steps'), the 4 (the 6's — the 5's; the tries'), the 0 incidents (the 6's — the 5's; the 4's), the steps (the 5's — the 6's; the 4's), and the tries (the 4's — the 6's; the 5's).
The procedure
The 5 steps (the 6's — the 4's; the 0's), the 6 (the 5's — the 4's; the 0's), the 4 tries (the 6's — the 5's; the 0's), the 0 (the 6's — the 5's; the 4's), the locks (the 6's — the 5's; the 4's), and the 5 (the 6's — the 4's; the 0's).
The verification
The 4 tries (the 6's — the 5's; the 0's), the 6 (the 4's — the 5's; the 0's), the 5 (the 4's — the 6's; the 0's), the 0 (the 4's — the 6's; the 5's), the locks (the 4's — the 6's; the 5's), and the 6 (the 4's — the 5's; the 0's).
The zero-incident
The 0 (the 6's — the 5's; the 4's), the 6 (the 0's — the 5's; the 4's), the 5 (the 0's — the 6's; the 4's), the 4 (the 0's — the 6's; the 5's), the locks (the 0's — the 6's; the 5's), and the 6 (the 0's — the 5's; the 4's).
The bottom line
The safety decides the recordable rate — the LOTO holding the 6 locks, the procedure running the 5 steps, the verification trying the 4 tries. Apply the 6 locks (electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity, thermal), run the 5-step procedure, verify with the 4 tries (try-start), and audit to zero incidents. The site that's locked out six ways earns the 0 recordables; the one that isn't pays it in the incident report.